The focus of the APPETITE project lies on elderly people who live at home and who make their own meals, but have poor appetite and an increased risk of undernutrition. The team of researchers is developing products made of plant-based proteins and fibre that are easy to use and are therefore suitable for a wide range of foodstuffs.
The team is researching how the human body processes the plant-based proteins and fibre in comparison to animal-based sources of protein. They will subsequently investigate the effects of selected product variants and physical activity on appetite and the occurrence of undernutrition in older adults with poor appetites.
The Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture is providing 125,000 euros of funding for the international project, which is due to start in April, as part of the joint programming initiative ‘A healthy diet for a healthy life’ (JPI-HDHL).
Contact for scientific information:
Prof. Dr. Dorothee Volkert
Phone: +49 911 5302-96168
dorothee.volkert@fau.de
