Table of Contents

Dietary proteins: functions and health benefits.- Fats and oils in healthy ageing and longevity.- Micronutrients in ageing and longevity.- Prebiotics and probiotics in ageing and longevity.- Nutritional hormetins in ageing and longevity.- Nutritional regulation of ageing and longevity (Alexey Moskalev, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology.- Animal- and plant-based food for health and longevity (AzzaSilotry Naik, Food BioSciences Department, Teagasc Food Research Centre.

About the Author

Editors

Suresh I. S. Rattan PhD, DSc, is Professor Emeritus at the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark. His research areas and expertise include ageing of human cells and application of the concept of mild stress-induced hormesis as a modulator of ageing. He is the recipient of the Lord Cohen Medal in Gerontology from the British Society for Research on Ageing (BSRA). He is the editor-in-chief of the journal Biogerontology, and the editor for the book series Healthy Ageing and Longevity. He is the present Chairman of the Biological Section of the European Region of the International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics (IAGG-ER).

Gurcharan Kaur PhD, is University Honorary Professor at the Department of Biotechnology, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, India. Her research areas and expertise include ageing modulation through dietary restriction, intermittent fasting and natural products, especially with respect to the brain. She is a recipient of the B. K. Bachhawat Memorial Life-Time Achievement Award of the Indian Academy of Neurosciences, along with several other awards and honors in recognition of her contributions in the area of adult brain plasticity in health and disease. Her present research work focusses on the evidence-based therapeutic avenues of natural products against obesity and acute sleep deprivation-associated anxiety and cognitive dysfunctions.