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New dietary strategies addressing the specific needs of elderly population for an healthy ageing in Europe

Reference	BBS/E/F/00042628
Principal Investigator / Supervisor	Dr Claudio Nicoletti
Co-Investigators / Co-Supervisors
Institution	Quadram Institute Bioscience
Department	Quadram Institute Bioscience Department
Funding type	Research
Value (£)	109,379
Status	Current
Type	Institute Project
Start date	01/05/2011
End date	30/04/2016
Duration	59 months

Abstract

The NU-AGE project will start by designing a new food pyramid for those over 65 years old. This will be developed from food based dietary guidelines used in Europe, illustrating the proportions of different foods that should be included in a balanced diet. The NU-AGE 65+ food pyramid will be designed to meet the nutritional needs of the elderly by emphasising nutrient-density, water, dietary fibre, vitamin D and vitamin B12. To study the effects of the NU-AGE food pyramid on health and ageing factors, elderly citizens across Europe will receive advice, fortified foods and other support to adjust their diets to match the pyramid. Food intake data, blood, urine and other samples will be collected and the results will be compared to those of elderly people not taking part in the dietary intervention. Alongside the dietary intervention, socio-economic determinants for food choice in the elderly will be investigated. In particular at IFR we will investigate the effects of a specific type of diet on adaptive and acquired immunity in elderly individuals. Pre and post intervention analysis of circulating cytokines will be monitored along with more in depth immunological analysis that will give us information of the ability of the diet to modify and possibly potentiate the ability of the aged immune system to cope of infections.

Summary

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Committee	Not funded via Committee
Research Topics	Ageing, Diet and Health, Immunology
Research Priority	X – Research Priority information not available
Research Initiative	X - not in an Initiative
Funding Scheme	X – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme

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