The elderly sometimes go unrecognized and noticed. We need to recognize them though because they are wise individuals that have knowledge that can be shared. Not just that though, they also want to live a full beautiful life, so help them do so by helping them eat properly because eating becomes a hard task for the elderly with either no time to or forgetting to. (Image by syphlix via Flickr)
In the United States only, close to 4,000,000 senior citizens are not eating as they should to give their bodies the nutrients it needs. This is a problem that we all must be aware of and try to learn how to help.
The first step you need to take to make sure your grandparents or whomever you are trying to help out has food accessible to them at all times that is good for them. If they don't do something about it, this just may be a task that they cannot handle anymore.
An unusual amount of weight loss or weight gain can also be a sign of undernourishment. Check the fit of their clothing; you may find it's excessively loose or tight. Other signs include unnatural-looking and excessive bruises and wounds that take a long time heal, which can point to a lack of proper food consumption.
You must take control of your elderly loved ones life by learning more about malnourishment in the elderly and how to combat it. Also share this education with them because I am pretty sure they want to live a long healthy life.
Vitamins are really important for everyone and the older you get the more your body wants and needs it, especially vitamin C. So get foods that the body can consume the vitamin C from that are healthy.
When you are young the sun and your body work hand in hand to give you vitamin D, but with are it is harder for the sun to impact your skin to give you the most natural form of vitamin D. To help the elderly get their doses of vitamin D, find foods with a good amount of it such as orange juice, milk, etc.
Water is needed to stay hydrated so making sure that the elderly gets enough it vital. They need to drink 72 ounces of water a day.
...Here is more additional information Seniors and Nutrition: Ways to Identify and Combat Malnourishment - Huffington Post
So take your parents, grandparents, great grandparents out to eat for lunch so that you can kick their health back into gear and have them around for years to come.
In the United States only, close to 4,000,000 senior citizens are not eating as they should to give their bodies the nutrients it needs. This is a problem that we all must be aware of and try to learn how to help.
The first step you need to take to make sure your grandparents or whomever you are trying to help out has food accessible to them at all times that is good for them. If they don't do something about it, this just may be a task that they cannot handle anymore.
An unusual amount of weight loss or weight gain can also be a sign of undernourishment. Check the fit of their clothing; you may find it's excessively loose or tight. Other signs include unnatural-looking and excessive bruises and wounds that take a long time heal, which can point to a lack of proper food consumption.
You must take control of your elderly loved ones life by learning more about malnourishment in the elderly and how to combat it. Also share this education with them because I am pretty sure they want to live a long healthy life.
Vitamins are really important for everyone and the older you get the more your body wants and needs it, especially vitamin C. So get foods that the body can consume the vitamin C from that are healthy.
When you are young the sun and your body work hand in hand to give you vitamin D, but with are it is harder for the sun to impact your skin to give you the most natural form of vitamin D. To help the elderly get their doses of vitamin D, find foods with a good amount of it such as orange juice, milk, etc.
Water is needed to stay hydrated so making sure that the elderly gets enough it vital. They need to drink 72 ounces of water a day.
...Here is more additional information Seniors and Nutrition: Ways to Identify and Combat Malnourishment - Huffington Post
So take your parents, grandparents, great grandparents out to eat for lunch so that you can kick their health back into gear and have them around for years to come.
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Do you need help with keeping a healthy diet for your parents, grandparents, and great grandparents who are not maintaining a healthy diet like they should? Well keep reading and you can get some advice on nutrition for elderly
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