How can diet affect fall prevention?

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]