Many factors affect nutrition
in older age. Eating too much or too little, eating alone,
difficulties with shopping or cooking, taking medications,
suffering from chronic diseases or conditions, financial difficulties
and needing assistance with care are just a few examples of
what can affect older people’s eating habits.
What is important is to eat foods rich in nutrients and maintaining
a healthy bodyweight. Being underweight is as unhealthy as
being overweight. As we get older we should aim for a diet
rich in starch and fibre, calcium and vitamin D and low in
saturated fat, sugar and salt.
fit as a fiddle is developing a wide range
of activities targeted at older people to encourage them to
eat a varied, balanced diet. These activities include initiatives
such as encouraging older men to improve their cooking skills
as well as offering nutritional advice in a wide variety of
settings.
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