The bioactive ingredients in commonly consumed foods include, but are not limited to,
prebiotics, prebiotic‐like components, probiotics, and postbiotics. The bioactive ingredients …

In recent decades, the significance of diet and dietary patterns (DPs) for skeletal muscle
health has been gaining attention in ageing and nutritional research. Sarcopenia, a muscle …

New evidence shows that older adults need more dietary protein than do younger adults to
support good health, promote recovery from illness, and maintain functionality. Older people …

The gut microbiota (GM) is a complex, evolutionarily molded ecological system, which
contributes to a variety of physiological functions. The GM is highly dynamic, being sensitive …

Micronutrient deficiencies and low dietary intakes among community-dwelling older adults
are associated with functional decline, frailty and difficulties with independent living. As …

Objectives The aim of this study was to examine the effects of a home-based and volunteer-
administered physical training and nutritional intervention program compared with social …

An individual who is living with frailty has impairments in homeostasis across several body
systems and is more vulnerable to stressors that may ultimately predispose them to negative …

Frailty is a geriatric syndrome that predicts disability, morbidity and mortality in the elderly.
Poor nutritional status is one of the main risk factors for frailty. Macronutrients and …

This study was aimed at characterizing the gut microbiota (GM) and its functional profile in
two groups of Sardinian subjects with a long healthy life expectancy, overall named Long …

During the past decades, malnutrition has attracted increasing scientific attention and is by
now regarded as a true geriatric syndrome characterized by multifactorial causality …