Primary Education Topic:
Health & Wellness
Other Education Topics:
Mental Health & Aging
The health status of older adults is influenced by multiple factors, and the quality of diet over the life course and in old age is increasingly recognized as a crucial, but modifiable, determinant of health. But food contributes far more than nutrients.
By Sara A. Quandt
The health status of older adults is influenced by multiple factors, and the quality of diet over the life course and in old age is increasingly recognized as a crucial, but modifiable, determinant of health. But food contributes far more than nutrients. And for older adults, consuming an optimal diet is complicated by the social and physical changes that often accompany aging, making it necessary to identify and help vulnerable groups of elders.
Good Food = Nutrients, Emotion, Memory