ARTICLE
Volume 4,Issue 2
31 December 2025
Study on the Impact of Functional Foods on the Nutritional Health Status of the Elderly
Kaijie Zhang ,
Yun He
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College of Health Management, Shanghai Jian Qiao University, Shanghai 201306, China,
IJGPN 2025 , 3(0), 414–418;
https://doi.org/10.26689/ijgpn.v3iSpecial.13975
© 2025 by the Authors. Licensee Whioce Publishing, Singapore. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution -Noncommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0) ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ )
Abstract
As China’s population ages, health issues among the elderly have gained increasing attention. Functional foods, which meet basic nutritional requirements while offering specific health benefits for certain populations, play a significant role in research on the health and maintenance of the elderly. This paper focuses on the physiological characteristics and health needs of older adults, systematically reviewing the current state of functional food research, its core active ingredients, and their mechanisms of action. It aims to provide theoretical support and practical guidance for advancing functional foods that better serve the health of the elderly and contribute to the implementation of the active aging strategy.
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