Alison Duncan, RD, PhD, University of Guelph, completed her research project which started in Fall 2010, looking at attitudes, understanding and behaviours related to functional foods. She and her team developed a helpful toolkit for dietitians.

What are functional foods?

The toolkit for "Functional Foods for Healthy Aging" can be found by following this link.
http://cfdr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Functional-Foods-For-Healthy-Aging-TOOLKIT-January-11_2013.pdf

• FFs are an exciting strategy to promote healthy aging as older adults are incorporating FF into their diets and are motivated to address multiple health concerns through FF consumption
• There are key FF matrices and bioactive ingredients preferred among older adults and this information can be valuable to stakeholders
• The Functional Foods for Healthy Aging toolkit can be used as a knowledge transfer tool to aid Registered Dietitians in their interactions with older adult clients about FFs