Metabolic Diseases and Healthy Aging: Prevention and Public Health Policy Based on Risk Factors

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Metabolic Diseases and Healthy Aging: Prevention and Public Health Policy Based on Risk Factors is written by Yun Gao and published by Frontiers Media SA. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 2832556396 (ISBN 10) and 9782832556399 (ISBN 13).

Healthy aging is defined as the process of developing and maintaining the functional ability that enables well-being in older age. As population aging accelerates rapidly worldwide, healthy aging has become a major public health challenge. However, in later life, several metabolic diseases such as diabetes and hypertension and their complications (cardiovascular and renal diseases et al.) impose significant barriers to healthy aging. These conditions are influenced by various metabolic risk factors, such as smoking, high-calorie diet, and obesity. Moreover, these risk factors can also affect the aging process itself, by disrupting the balance of metabolic regulation in the body. Therefore, understanding the complex interactions between aging and metabolic diseases is essential for improving public health outcomes in older populations. This Research Topic aims to explore the links between metabolic risk factors, chronic and metabolic diseases, and healthy aging. We wish to unveil evidence on how to prevent, treat, and manage metabolic risk factors and diseases in older adults, in order to offer recommendations for future research and policy interventions toward healthy aging and public health.