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With increase in lifespan, aged population is on the rise across the globe. This underscores the need to explore avenues for healthy ageing and prevention of age related diseases. This chapter explores the traditional foods across the globe towards healthy ageing and thus creating a possibility to design integrated diet.
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Mathangi, D.C., Hemamalini, A.J. (2023). Traditional Foods and Ageing. In: Pathak, S., Banerjee, A., Duttaroy, A.K. (eds) Evidence-based Functional Foods for Prevention of Age-related Diseases. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-0534-8_7
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