Elizabeth Blackburn won the Nobel Prize for her discovery of the human telome. Telomeres represent the human biological clock.
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In 2009, biologists Elizabeth Blackburn and Carolyn Widney won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for "their molecular description of telomeres and identification of the enzyme telomerase".
Telomeres are regions of non-coding DNA found at the ends of chromosomes, the length of which, in addition to indicating life expectancy, indicates overall health. Telomeres maintain essential chromosomal integrity to perpetuate health and the perpetuation of the species, and their length and preservation are directly related to aging.
In 2009, biologists Elizabeth Blackburn and Carolyn Widney won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for "their molecular description of telomeres and identification of the enzyme telomerase".
Age can be measured in chronological age and biological age. The chronological age is marked by the date of our birth. The biological age is the organic-functional age of our organism. It is therefore possible that two people have the same chronological age but a different biological age.
One of the variants considered to assess biological age is based on telomere length. When telomeres shorten too much, they stop protecting the cell and it enters a state of senescence or aging.
Telomeres, which can be considered as the biological clock of cellular life, as their length decreases with the aging of the organism.
The results of a study carried out by researchers from CIBEROBN of the Human Nutrition Unit of the URV-IISPV and published in the scientific journal Antioxidants, show that a healthy lifestyle based on the consumption of diet-specific foods Mediterranean has an important role in preventing premature telomere shortening, and these are one of the main signs of cellular aging.
“The results of this research allow us to highlight the importance of consuming foods characteristic of the Mediterranean diet to improve the quality of the diet, delay cellular aging and reduce the risk of suffering from diseases thanks to the prevention of “ shortening of telomeres”, underlines the main researcher of CIBEROBN, Jordi Salas, coordinator of this work.
Previously, in an article published by the University of Navarre, the existence of several studies was highlighted which "found positive associations between telomere length and adherence to the Mediterranean diet and the consumption of vegetables and fruits. Results for other nutrients, foods, or eating habits were inconsistent, although it appears that processed meats, grains, alcohol, and sugary drinks may be associated with shorter telomeres."
The conclusion is that “dietary intervention, and in particular the promotion of a Mediterranean-type diet, may play a role in protecting telomere integrity.
Source: https://oldwayspt.org/
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