Water-soluble vitamins and ageing

摘要: Abstract: Ageing has long-been attributed to accumulation of biological molecules damaged by continuous exposure oxygen-derived reactive species. Oxidative stress also been associated with many physio-pathological features occurring together ageing including skin wrinkles, eye-diseases, osteoporosis, neurological disorders and cardiovascular disease. Presently, in Western countries more people are concerned the issue delaying processes. Epidemiological observations clearly indicate that diet lifestyle may help prevent age-related diseases. Laboratory investigations show presence healthy components non-energetic moiety diet. Among them, it long proposed fat-soluble vitamins might play an important role counteract some disorders. The present review will focus on dietary sources, bioavailability functions vitamin D, K, A/pro-vitamin A carotenoids E.