Background: The Mediterranean Diet has been proposed as an effective strategy to reduce inflammaging, a chronic low grade inflammatory status, and thus, to slow down the aging process. We evaluated whether a Mediterranean-like dietary pattern specifically targeting dietary recommendations of people aged over 65 years (NU-AGE diet) could be effective to shift dietary intake of older adults towards a healthful diet. Methods: Adults aged 65–80 years across five EU-centers were randomly assigned to a NU-AGE diet group or control group. The diet group followed one year of NU-AGE dietary intervention specifying consumption of 15 food groups plus the use of a vitamin D supplement. Participants in the diet group received counselling and individually tailored dietary advice, food products and a vitamin D supplement. Dietary intake was assessed by means of seven-day food records at baseline and one-year follow-up. A continuous NU-AGE index (0–160 points) was developed to assess NU-AGE diet adherence. Results: In total 1296 participants were randomized and 1141 participants completed the intervention (571 intervention, 570 control). After one year, the diet group improved mean intake of 13 out of 16 NU-AGE dietary components (p < 0.05), with a significant increase in total NU-AGE index (difference in mean change = 21.3 ± 15.9 points, p < 0.01). Conclusions: The NU-AGE dietary intervention, based on dietary recommendations for older adults, consisting of individual dietary counselling, free healthy foods and a vitamin D supplement, may be a feasible strategy to improve dietary intake in an aging European population.

Changes in dietary Intake and Adherence to the NU-AGE diet following a one-year dietary intervention among European older adults—Results of the NU-AGE randomized trial / Berendsen, Agnes A. M.*; van de Rest, Ondine; Feskens, Edith J. M.; Santoro, Aurelia; Ostan, Rita; Pietruszka, Barbara; Brzozowska, Anna; Stelmaszczyk-Kusz, Agnieszka; Jennings, Amy; Gillings, Rachel; Cassidy, Aedin; Caille, Aurélie; Caumon, Elodie; Malpuech-Brugere, Corinne; Franceschi, Claudio; de Groot, Lisette C. P. G. M.. - In: NUTRIENTS. - ISSN 2072-6643. - STAMPA. - 10:12(2018), pp. 1905.1905-1905.1922. [10.3390/nu10121905]

Changes in dietary Intake and Adherence to the NU-AGE diet following a one-year dietary intervention among European older adults—Results of the NU-AGE randomized trial

Santoro, Aurelia;Ostan, Rita;Franceschi, Claudio;
2018

Abstract

Background: The Mediterranean Diet has been proposed as an effective strategy to reduce inflammaging, a chronic low grade inflammatory status, and thus, to slow down the aging process. We evaluated whether a Mediterranean-like dietary pattern specifically targeting dietary recommendations of people aged over 65 years (NU-AGE diet) could be effective to shift dietary intake of older adults towards a healthful diet. Methods: Adults aged 65–80 years across five EU-centers were randomly assigned to a NU-AGE diet group or control group. The diet group followed one year of NU-AGE dietary intervention specifying consumption of 15 food groups plus the use of a vitamin D supplement. Participants in the diet group received counselling and individually tailored dietary advice, food products and a vitamin D supplement. Dietary intake was assessed by means of seven-day food records at baseline and one-year follow-up. A continuous NU-AGE index (0–160 points) was developed to assess NU-AGE diet adherence. Results: In total 1296 participants were randomized and 1141 participants completed the intervention (571 intervention, 570 control). After one year, the diet group improved mean intake of 13 out of 16 NU-AGE dietary components (p < 0.05), with a significant increase in total NU-AGE index (difference in mean change = 21.3 ± 15.9 points, p < 0.01). Conclusions: The NU-AGE dietary intervention, based on dietary recommendations for older adults, consisting of individual dietary counselling, free healthy foods and a vitamin D supplement, may be a feasible strategy to improve dietary intake in an aging European population.
2018
Changes in dietary Intake and Adherence to the NU-AGE diet following a one-year dietary intervention among European older adults—Results of the NU-AGE randomized trial / Berendsen, Agnes A. M.*; van de Rest, Ondine; Feskens, Edith J. M.; Santoro, Aurelia; Ostan, Rita; Pietruszka, Barbara; Brzozowska, Anna; Stelmaszczyk-Kusz, Agnieszka; Jennings, Amy; Gillings, Rachel; Cassidy, Aedin; Caille, Aurélie; Caumon, Elodie; Malpuech-Brugere, Corinne; Franceschi, Claudio; de Groot, Lisette C. P. G. M.. - In: NUTRIENTS. - ISSN 2072-6643. - STAMPA. - 10:12(2018), pp. 1905.1905-1905.1922. [10.3390/nu10121905]
Berendsen, Agnes A. M.*; van de Rest, Ondine; Feskens, Edith J. M.; Santoro, Aurelia; Ostan, Rita; Pietruszka, Barbara; Brzozowska, Anna; Stelmaszczyk-Kusz, Agnieszka; Jennings, Amy; Gillings, Rachel; Cassidy, Aedin; Caille, Aurélie; Caumon, Elodie; Malpuech-Brugere, Corinne; Franceschi, Claudio; de Groot, Lisette C. P. G. M.
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