Author(s)

Marta Coronado Herrera¹, Rey Gutiérrez Tolentino¹, Salvador Vega y León¹, Claudia Radilla Vázquez², Marcela Vazquez Francisca³, María de Lourdes Ramírez Vega²

¹Department of Agricultural and Animal Production, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Xochimilco, Distrito Federal, México.
²Department of Health Care, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Xochimilco, Distrito Federal, México.
³Master of Agricultural Sciences, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Xochimilco, Distrito Federal, México.

The aim of this paper is to analyze aspects of nutrition and nourishment among elderly diabetic people. It is presented the current research of products with functional food properties that provide not only nutritional value but also other components which encourage a better quality of life during aging. In addition, it includes natural and industrialized functional foods that are commercialized and may be good for daily consumption.

Old Age, Functional Foods, Type 2 Diabetes

Herrera, M. , Tolentino, R. , León, S. , Vázquez, C. , Francisca, M. and Vega, M. (2015) Functional Foods, Old Age and Diabetes. Food and Nutrition Sciences, 6, 1507-1513. doi: 10.4236/fns.2015.616155.