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Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) kill approximately 41 million individuals every year, proportional to 71% of all deaths universally. This paper discuses the role of healthy nutrition and diet in the prevention of NCDs among the elderly people. This study is a theoretical research in which NCDs and the older people was discussed, and researched backed nutritional recommendations for the prevention of common NCDs and other geriatric illnesses was extensively discussed under; Increment in vegetable and fruit consumption, Lessening of saturated fat intake, Increment in dietary fiber consumption, Lessening of dietary sodium intake, Increment in dietary potassium consumption, and reduction in alcohol consumption. It was concluded that healthy nutrition helps in the prevention of NCDs and chronic diseases among the elderly people; therefore, healthy nutrition should be a preferred strategy tool in the prevention of NCDs and chronic diseases among the elderly population. It was however recommended that; keeping up good weight, increasing vegetable and natural fruits product consumption, reduction in the consumption of saturated fat, increasing dietary fiber consumption, decrease in dietary sodium and increment of dietary potassium intake, and reducing the rate of alcohol use; all helps in the prevention of NCDs and other illnesses affecting the elderly people.

The role of healthy nutrition and diet in the prevention of non-communicable diseases among the aged