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Three Diet Patterns Associated With Healthy Aging
There are some diet patterns researched that are repeatedly found to improve health markers and promote longevity. These are a pattern of eating or collection of foods found to have benefit. Common trends between the diet patterns include limiting saturated fat, sugar, and salt while recommending intake of healthy fats, fruits, vegetables, and whole grains.…
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Five Nutrients of Special Consideration for Older Adults
A well balanced diet composed of diverse foods is the goal for healthy eating to provide a variety of nutrients required. Five nutrients that older adults may need to pay extra attention to are water, protein, fiber, calcium (and vitamin D), and vitamin B12. Water Why is water important? As we age, thirst sensation is reduced…
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The Importance of Good Nutrition and Hydration for Healthy Aging and Older Adults
Aging Aging is a time-related progressive change, it is a decline in biological function and one’s ability to adapt to stress increasing the risk of disability, disease, and death. The aging process is complex, affected by lifelong influences of diet, physical activity, socioeconomic status, and physical environment. There are common trends in the progression of aging with…
Nutrition for Healthy Aging and Older Adults
Kendal Cozicar Registered Dietitian