Healthy Aging

Discover how nutrition can support longevity at every stage of life. This section highlights the role of balanced diets, antioxidants, anti-inflammatory foods, and lifestyle choices that help maintain physical and mental health as we age. Find guidance on preserving muscle mass, bone health, cognitive function, and more.



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Active Ageing – Why is Protein So Important?

Author(s): Ryan Hazlett, MSc

Muscle is key to staying active at 50+, but ageing reduces our ability to activate muscle growth and repair, leading to a potential loss of up to 50% of our muscle mass between the ages of 30 and 80. Learn the science of why this happens, and how more protein can promote active ageing.

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Maintaining Healthy Muscles and Mobility in Older Adults During Social Distancing

Author(s): Caoileann Murphy, PhD, RD and Aoife Marie Murphy, PhD

People aged 60 years and over are a vulnerable group with respect to the recent COVID-19 pandemic. Measures to protect older people from contracting the virus include personal hygiene practices, social distancing and staying at home. These are extraordinary measures, and while it is vital for public health that these are adhered to, they can… Read more »

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Muscle Ageing – Nutrition Interventions During Adulthood

Author(s): Sara Llamas-Moya, MSc, PhD

Ageing is an inevitable process affecting an increasing proportion of the world’s population due to increasing life expectancy worldwide. Delaying and/or reducing the rate of muscle ageing has been identified as a key strategy to minimise frailty and maintain independence in the elderly, with the goal of maximising quality of life during the golden years.

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The Retiring Nature of Taste Perception

Author(s): Satya Jonnalagadda Ph.D., MBA, RD

The taste of food changes as we get older, so products targeted toward aging populations require different taste profiles than other populations.