title: [The influence of diet habits and diet compose upon the heart and circulation system of elderly people (author's transl)].
abstract: The following conclusions can be drawn from examination results: 1. The degree to which the functional condition of the cardiovascular system varies depends on the caloric content of the diet. 2. In elderly patients functional changes of the cardiovascular system can be observed to take place in two stages (1st stage about 1 hour, 2nd stage from 3rd to 5th hour after meals). 3. A high-caloric diet can be expected to provoke an inadequate cardiovascular response in elderly hypertensives. 4. The impact of fat in the diet on cardiovascular function depends on the subject's age and the kind of fat consumed. Saturated fats have a more adverse effect that unsaturated ones. 5. That a high concentration of blood sugar influences metabolic processes in the myocardium (ATP metabolism, potassium balance, membrane effects) seems to be an established fact. 6. Insulin appears to have a considerable direct effect on the myocardium and on variations of the sympathico-adrenal and vago-insulinary systems. 7. The second postprandial stage of functional changes in the cardiovascular system, based on a relative hypoglycaemia, is probably induced by a sudden release of catecholamines.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001794:Blood Pressure; D002320:Cardiovascular Physiological Phenomena; D003326:Coronary Circulation; D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates / Q000378:metabolism; D004041:Dietary Fats / Q000378:metabolism; D004562:Electrocardiography; D002149:Energy Intake; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D006339:Heart Rate; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000503:physiopathology; D009747:Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D013318:Stroke Volume; D014655:Vascular Resistance
chemical_list: D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates; D004041:Dietary Fats
vernacular_title: Der Einfluss der Ernährungsgewohnheiten und der Nahrungszusammensetzung auf das Herz-Kreislauf-System älterer Menschen.