Older women should eat plenty of protein.

As women's bodies age, they find it much harder than men to replace lost muscle. Differences in the way male and female bodies metabolize food means older women do not use protein as effectively. Women over 65 should eat foods like lean meat and eggs and do resistance exercise, researchers write in PLOS One. Researchers speculated that the inability of the female body to perform the same function as effectively was linked to the hormonal changes of the menopause.

Bonnie - the findings of this study are right on.