Association of Diet Quality With Longevity and Successful Aging in Israeli Adults 65 Years or Older.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

To our knowledge, the role of overall diet quality in successful aging has not been conclusively demonstrated.

Objective

To prospectively examine the association between diet quality and longevity and successful aging in a population-based cohort of older adults.

Design, setting, and participants

Participants in "Mabat Zahav" (the Israeli National Health and Nutrition Survey of Older Adults), an older adult cohort (aged ≥65 years) consisting of a random sample of 1770 individuals, were recruited from July 2005 to December 2006 (time 1 [T1]). Survivors of T1 were again contacted and asked to participate in a second interview. From May 2017 to June 2019 (time 2 [T2]), an extensive face-to-face interview and a functional assessment were conducted in each parti

SUBMITTER: Goshen A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9161011 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature