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Nutrition for healthy ageing
Author(s) -
Phillips Frankie
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
nutrition bulletin
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.933
H-Index - 40
eISSN - 1467-3010
pISSN - 1471-9827
DOI - 10.1046/j.1467-3010.2003.00365.x
Subject(s) - ageing , healthy ageing , european union , gerontology , process (computing) , medicine , environmental health , business , computer science , economic policy , operating system
Summary The aim of this report is to bring together, in a user‐friendly format, the progress and results of recent European Union funded projects that have investigated food and nutrients that may help to contribute towards a healthy old age. Nutrition interacts with the ageing process in a number of ways and the risk of nutrition‐related health problems increases in later life. This report provides an overview of some of the reasons why nutrition is important in old age. As an introduction, some background information on the ageing process is provided.