Al Riyami, A. Al Hadabi, S. Abdel Aty, M.A. Al Kharusi, H. Morsi, M. Jaju, S. 2010 The nutritional needs of the ageing population require special attention. We undertook a cross sectional, community based, household survey in Nizwa wilayat, Oman to study nutrition related knowledge and beliefs and self reported dietary habits among a sample of elderly people. The response rate for the household interview was 99.3 from a total sample of 2041. About 45 of the elderly were overweight or obese. Overall we found poor knowledge of nutrition plus some nutritional imbalances and low levels of physical activity. Significant sex ...