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Topic- Nutrition
Position statement recommends vitamin D levels
The International Osteoporosis Foundation has published a position statement on vitamin D. Background to the position statement explains that preventing vitamin D deficiency has a major impact on falls and osteoporotic fractures. Vitamin D deficiency is associated with decreased muscle strength in older men and women and supplementation improves lower limb strength and reduces risk of falling. Vitamin D affects fracture risk through its effect on bone metabolism and on falls risk.
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Position paper: nutrition needs of older adults
In recognition of the policy shift to helping older adults stay longer in their homes, three associations have cooperated to produce a position paper focused on access to safe and adequate food for older adults in communities, including issues related to food insecurity, hunger and malnutrition, and food and nutrition programs serving older adults in community settings.
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Eat Mediterranean for heart health
Last year, data from 23,000 people in Greece who were participants in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition study showed that the Mediterranean eating pattern that favors vegetables, fruits, nuts and fish over meat reduced the risk of death (ICAA Research Review, 9[23] 2009). Another study of the participants in Spain associated the Mediterranean eating style with heart disease.
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Eat more vegetables and fruit with website support
INTERVENTION: As part of the Making Effective Nutritional Choices for Cancer Prevention controlled trial, 2,540 people ages 21-65 years reported their intake of vegetables and fruit, and then were randomly assigned to one of three interventions.
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