A Cross-border Multidisciplinary and Intersectorial Network
What we are aiming for.
A Cross-border Multidisciplinary and Intersectorial Network bringing together researchers from different disciplines, nutritionists, clinical personnel, assistance services, administration, business associations, food-production businesses, etc.
Objective
A CROSS-BORDER MULTIDISCIPLINARY AND INTERSECTORIAL NETWORK
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ASSESSING THE CURRENT SITUATION
- Knowing the risk and prevalence of malnutrition in elderly people
- Assessing the possible relationships between diet and metabolic pathology in elderly people.
- Assessing the relationships between malnutrition and neuro-cognitive functions.
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DESIGNING INTERVENTION STRATEGIES
- o Developing new foods and nutritional supplements with the food production industry that are geared towards covering deficits while catering to the preferences of the elderly population.
- o Designing adapted nutritional intervention strategies based on the Atlantic diet to respond to the nutritional deficiencies and imbalances identified in this segment of the population.
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IMPLEMENTING STRATEGIES
Developing mechanisms and protocols to monitor and assess nutritional interventions. -
SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPACT AND PROJECTION
- Assessing the increase in individual well-being resulting from the modifications in the nutritional status control system and the proposed food supply.
- Assessing the health and social cost.
- Assessing the global economic impact of the proposed modifications, both in the production of raw materials and foods and in the management of the food supply system.
