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Given the severe situation of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the elderly, especially elderly patients with chronic diseases are the key populations for prevention and control. We developed recommendations of daily diets for elderly and the elderly patients with chronic diseases during the COVID-19 epidemic, based on the best available evidence and expert experiences. Levels of evidence and recommendations were determined by the method of the Oxford Centre for EBM Levels of Evidence (2001). These urgent recommendations aim to guide staffs in medical institutions to assist the elderly make sensible meal arrangements during this particular period.

Citation: Chinese Gerontological Society of Nutrition and Food Safety Association. Nutritional diet for the elderly at home during the outbreak of COVID-19: urgent recommendations. Chinese Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine, 2020, 20(5): 515-524. doi: 10.7507/1672-2531.202002101 Copy

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