How can diet affect fall prevention?

    Last Updated: October 25, 2023

    Dietary interventions have not been directly studied for fall prevention. However, diet can have many indirect effects on fall risk. For example, a nutritionally balanced diet that promotes a healthy weight may help to prevent falls and fall-related injuries in older adults and in people with osteosarcopenic obesity syndrome.[1] Correcting malnutrition, such as inadequate dietary protein and calcium intake, in the elderly may also reduce the risk of falls.[2][3]

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