A parallel randomized trial on the effect of a healthful diet on inflammageing and its consequences in European elderly people:design of the NU-AGE dietary intervention study

Abstract

The proportion of European elderly is expected to increase to 30% in 2060. Combining dietary components may modulate many processes involved in ageing. So, it is likely that a healthful diet approach might have greater favourable impact on age-related decline than individual dietary components. This paper describes the design of a healthful diet intervention on inflammageing and its consequences in the elderly