19 Oct 2016 --- According to recent statistics, 8.5 percent of people worldwide (617 million) are now aged 65 and over, and this percentage is set to jump to nearly 17 percent of the world’s population by 2050 (1.6 billion). Today NutritionInsight takes a look into how the aging population can benefit from targeted nutrition, and how the ‘nutrition for silvers’ trend presents new challenges and opportunities for the food industry.