Food and Nutrition for Older Adults Promoting Health and Wellness
Evidence Analysis Project
Topics and Questions

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Food and Nutrition for Older Adults Promoting Health and Wellness

Aging Programs_Older Adults

• What are the nutrition-related outcomes for older adults who participate in Older Americans Act programs?
• What are the nutrition-related outcomes for older adults who participate in United States Department of Agriculture programs?
• What is the accessibility and participation in Older Americans Act programs by older adults?
• What is the accessibility and participation in United States Department of Agriculture programs by older adults?

Antioxidants

• What is the relationship between antioxidants and cognition in older adults with diagnosed cognitive impairment or Alzheimer's Disease?
• What is the relationship between antioxidants and cognition in older adults without cognitive impairment?
• What is the relationship between antioxidants and prevention of age-related macular degeneration in older adults?
• What is the relationship between antioxidants and progression of age-related macular degeneration in older adults?

Assessment of Overweight/Obesity

• For the assessment of overweight/obesity in older adults, what is the effect of waist circumference or waist-hip ratio on physical function and mortality?
• For the assessment of overweight/obesity in older adults, what is the effect of body mass indes (BMI) on physical function and mortality?
• For the assessment of overweight/obesity in older adults, what is the effect of weight change on physical function and mortality?
• For the assessment of overweight/obesity in older adults, what is the effect of body composition on physical function and mortality?

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