Your nutritional needs have changed as you have become older. Your calorie needs decrease as you get older, but you may need more of certain food groups.
Protein contains essential amino acids needed to maintain many aspects of your health, including regulating growth and development and supporting lean muscle ...
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Even the most healthy and active among us, if fortunate to live long enough, may face some of the biggest threats of aging: hunger, isolation and loss of independence. With an average life expectancy nearing 80, living longer mean...
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The important message from our studies is that frailty is not an inevitable part of aging. There is much that older people can do for themselves to avoid becoming frail and disabled, so it is vital that they pay attention to good quality diet and nu...
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Regularly eating nuts as part of a healthy diet is not associated with weight gain, and may even help you lose weight. However, it’s important to exercise portion control. Public health guidelines recommend eating a one-ounce (28-gram) portion ...
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Processed sugar is a killer. That is a proven fact. (Look at this.) food manufacturers put in certain foods for flavor, especially 'low-fat' options. The following list of 'sug...
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