To age well, it’s important to eat well. See why healthy eating counts.

To age well, it’s important to eat well. See why healthy eating counts.

Although healthy eating is important at all times of life, it’s especially important as we age. Food provides nutrients you need as you get older, and eating well can make a difference in your health and in how you look and feel.

See how healthy eating can help you as you age.

Watch “Eating for Your Health” (video) to see how a 79-year-old woman eats to sustain her health.

For more on healthy eating, see What’s On Your Plate?” -- a nutrition resource from the National Institute on Aging at NIH.

The information on Eating Well as You Get Older was developed for NIHSeniorHealth by the National Institute on Aging (NIA).