Inflammatory Profile of Older Adults in Response to Physical Activity and Diet Supplementation: A Systematic Review
Marco Antonio Hernández-Lepe,
Melinna Ortiz-Ortiz,
David Alfredo Hernández-Ontiveros and
Minerva Janini Mejía-Rangel ()
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Marco Antonio Hernández-Lepe: Medical and Psychology School, Autonomous University of Baja California, Tijuana 22390, Baja California, Mexico
Melinna Ortiz-Ortiz: Sports School, Autonomous University of Baja California, Tijuana 22390, Baja California, Mexico
David Alfredo Hernández-Ontiveros: Medical and Psychology School, Autonomous University of Baja California, Tijuana 22390, Baja California, Mexico
Minerva Janini Mejía-Rangel: Medical and Psychology School, Autonomous University of Baja California, Tijuana 22390, Baja California, Mexico
IJERPH, 2023, vol. 20, issue 5, 1-11
Abstract:
Chronic, low-grade inflammation in the elderly, usually known as inflammaging, accelerates the development of age-related diseases, including cancer, obesity, sarcopenia, and cardio-metabolic diseases. Two of the most studied interventions against inflammation are diet supplementation and the regular practice of exercise. The search for this systematic review was performed in Scopus, EBSCO, and PubMed databases within the last 10 years. Only randomized controlled trials that evaluated the effect of supplementation and exercise against inflammatory markers in older adults were included. After applying eligibility criteria and risk-of-bias assessment, 11 studies were included in the systematic review. In total, 638 participants were analyzed and the main supplements evaluated were amino acid or protein supplementation from different sources. In the counterpart, the exercise applied in the evaluations included strengthening exercises or aerobic training. The interventions had a range of duration between 4 and 24 weeks, and the effects on inflammation markers in most of the studies showed a decrease in pro-inflammatory cytokines and non- or slightly significant change in anti-inflammatory cytokines. However, these results suggest that exercise and supplement interventions can contribute to diminishing the inflammation process in the elderly. We can also conclude that further well-designed randomized controlled trials are needed to confirm the possible synergistic effects of exercise and food supplementation against inflammation in the elderly due to the limited studies that currently exist. This systematic review was registered in PROSPERO, ID CRD42023387184.
Keywords: elderly; inflammaging; cytokines; sarcopenia (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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