Associations between the New DNA-Methylation-Based Telomere Length Estimator, the Mediterranean Diet and Genetics in a Spanish Population at High Cardiovascular Risk

• Main Authors: Oscar Coltell (Author), Eva M. Asensio (Author), José V. Sorlí (Author), Carolina Ortega-Azorín (Author), Rebeca Fernández-Carrión (Author), Eva C. Pascual (Author), Rocío Barragán (Author), José I. González (Author), Ramon Estruch (Author), Juan F. Alzate (Author), Alejandro Pérez-Fidalgo (Author), Olga Portolés (Author), Jose M. Ordovas (Author), Dolores Corella (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2023-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Biological aging is a relevant risk factor for chronic diseases, and several indicators for measuring this factor have been proposed, with telomere length (TL) among the most studied. Oxidative stress may regulate telomere shortening, which is implicated in the increased risk. Using a novel estimato...