Main description:

This book describes the role of trace elements in health and longevity, pursuing a biogerontological approach. It offers essential information on the impact of trace elements on molecular and physiological processes of aging, and on their impact on health in connection with aging. The major topics covered in its 11 chapters, each dedicated to a specific trace element or mineral, are:

a) Role of the element in species longevity,

b) Recommended intake for longevity in animal species and in the elderly,

c) Deficiency and age-related disease,

d) Excess/toxicity and age-related disease, and

e) Interactions with drugs prescribed in the elderly.

Clinical, animal and other laboratory models of interest in aging are included, which enable a more in-depth analysis to be made. The respective chapters are a mixture of overviews and more in-depth reviews in which the mechanisms of aging are described from the point of view of their specific interactions with trace elements and minerals.

Contents:

1. Preface
Dr Marco Malavolta, dr. eugenio Mocchegiani

Iron
Prof. Kay Double

Copper
Prof. Rosanna Squitti

Selenium
Roman lysiuk, Danylo Halytsky

Zinc
Prof. Ananda Shiv Prasad

Cobalt
Prof Luca Deiana

Chromium
Prof. Halyna Antonyak, Ivan Franko

Boron
Prof. Forrest H. Nielsen

Molybdenum
Prof. Yosef Dror

Sodium
Dr. Massimo Boemi

Magnesium
Prof. Barbagallo M.

Iodine
Dr. Ruslana Iskra

Fluoride

Potassium

Manganese

Calcium

Index.