Nutrition
For Long Life

Nutrition research is needed to identify the dietary, genetic and lifestyle factors leading to overweight and obesity and to sort out metabolic, physiological, and behavioral factors contributing to the recurrence of overweight after weight loss.

The average woman 25 years of age and older should get 50 grams of protein each day, and the average man 25 years of age and older should get 63 grams of protein each day. Adequate protein is important because it prevents muscle tissue from breaking down and repairs all body tissues such as skin and teeth. To get adequate protein in your diet, make sure you eat 2-3 servings of meat, poultry, fish, dry beans, eggs, and nuts.

At least 100 grams of carbohydrates per day are needed to prevent fatigue and dangerous fluid imbalances. To make sure you get enough carbohydrates, eat 6-11 servings of bread, cereal, rice, and pasta.

No more than 30 percent of calories per day, on average, should come from fat.

Mammalian development is a highly regulated process and there is ample evidence that interference with this process by inadequate provision of nutrition at various critical stages can lead to permanent long-term detrimental effects. The mechanisms by which these effects occur are largely unknown. Some are truly genetic, reflecting genomic defects that interfere with normal nutrient actions during development, some are epigenetic, representing environmental effects on gene expression without change in DNA structure, but most occur by mechanisms currently unknown.

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