Nutrition and Ageing in Asia
作者单位：FRACP Editor-in-Chief APJCN
会议名称：《老年营养与健康和疾病防治学术研讨会暨营养与肿瘤防治进展学习班》
会议日期：2007年
学科分类：1004[医学-公共卫生与预防医学(可授医学、理学学位)] 100403[医学-营养与食品卫生学] 10[医学]
摘 要：Grandmother Hypothesis of human survival Survival beyond the reproductive phase provides ongoing nurturing for children and grandchildren (William Hamilton 1955) Male life expectancy is dependent on female longevity (Cedric Puleston,Stanford,2007) Matrilineal gene expression may not be fully functional unless inter-generational Maternal mitochondrial DNA emphasises the unique role of matrilinearity Maternal literacy (including health and nutrition) critical for human development Maternal nutrition (& paternal) affects gene health from conception.