Micronutrient malnutrition across the life course, sarcopenia and frailty

Micronutrient malnutrition, the deficiency of vitamins or minerals, impacts on physical and mental health, in clinical general populations, across life course. In older western populations high prevalence impact micronutrient malnutrition is less well recognised. Low- middle-income countries are experiencing ‘double burden disease’ where coexists alongside non-communicable diseases aging, obesity, type 2 diabetes cardiovascular disease. Held December 2020, Winter Conference Nutrition Society was designed to cover new areas research concern Common themes arising from conference were: 1) The continuing life-course, diverse high, middle low-income countries. 2) That multiple deficiencies micronutrients frequently exist. 3) primary cause poor quality diets, low diversity, dense foods. 4) Clinical conditions, medications for common diseases, environmental interact with exacerbate effects diet quality. 5) Understanding mechanistic still emerging. 6) Micronutrients necessary maintaining immune function, which has importance COVID-19 epidemic. 7) Better biomarkers needed detect understand deficiency. Dietary recommendations need be updated regularly. Further all these areas. Comprehensive public health government approaches ensure access affordability good foods ages, particularly during ongoing epidemic, crucial.