Effectiveness of nutritional interventions on healthy aging in older people: an umbrella reviewSonja Milovanovic

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S Milovanovic, A Collamati, DI La Milia, R Falvo, M Duplaga, M Grysztar, W Ricciardi, N Magnavita, U Moscato, A Poscia Institute of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore of Rome, Rome, Italy Department of Health Promotion, Institute of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland National Institute of Health, Rome, Italy Contact: sonjamilovanovic87@gmail.com The worldwide increasing in longevity is undoubtedly a great public health achievement, but at the same time a huge challenge. Health promotion through nutritional interventions is recognized as a possible strategy to promote healthy ageing reducing the health care expenditures. Several authors have systematically reviewed the literature with a focus on population 60 years and over. This umbrella review aims to summarize the evidence on the effectiveness of nutritional interventions on healthy aging in elderly. Five electronic databases were searched for systematic reviews (SR) and meta-analyses published in the period 2000-2016 with restriction to English and Italian language.