PMID: 7336791Jan 1, 1981Paper

The influence of diet habits and diet compose upon the heart and circulation system of elderly people (author's transl)

ZfA. Zeitschrift Für Alternsforschung
J G GrigorovS G Koslovskaja

Abstract

The following conclusions can be drawn from examination results: 1. The degree to which the functional condition of the cardiovascular system varies depends on the caloric content of the diet. 2. In elderly patients functional changes of the cardiovascular system can be observed to take place in two stages (1st stage about 1 hour, 2nd stage from 3rd to 5th hour after meals). 3. A high-caloric diet can be expected to provoke an inadequate cardiovascular response in elderly hypertensives. 4. The impact of fat in the diet on cardiovascular function depends on the subject's age and the kind of fat consumed. Saturated fats have a more adverse effect that unsaturated ones. 5. That a high concentration of blood sugar influences metabolic processes in the myocardium (ATP metabolism, potassium balance, membrane effects) seems to be an established fact. 6. Insulin appears to have a considerable direct effect on the myocardium and on variations of the sympathico-adrenal and vago-insulinary systems. 7. The second postprandial stage of functional changes in the cardiovascular system, based on a relative hypoglycaemia, is probably induced by a sudden release of catecholamines.

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