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Nutrition and Healthy Eating for The Elderly

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The nutritional lifestyle of the elderly is often overlooked, however, malnutrition creates serious healthcare problems in over 65’s.

Read my blog for top tips around nutrition, health and wellbeing in the elderly

I aim to combine unawareness of healthy eating and cooking, with problems of social isolation, by offering group healthy cooking sessions.

'Malnutrition is a significant, and neglected, public health problem. It affects over 10% of people over the age of 65. Malnutrition costs more than £7.3 billion per year, and over half of these costs are expended on people over the age of 65.'

Source: Bapen 2019

There are many reasons why the elderly become malnourished, here are just a few of them: 

  • Physiologic - unable to enjoy food as they have lost the ability to smell or taste food.

  • Pathologic - difficulty swallowing, dementia, disease such as diabetes, etc. 

  • Sociologic - are they able to shop for food and cook for themselves, and interact with others at mealtimes. 

  • Physiologic - Depression, anxiety and loneliness.

       Social Isolation is a huge area, which can be helped by getting people together to have fun in 

        classes and workshops.

To overcome some of these causes of malnutrition, I offer the following services:

  • Workshops to educate carers about the importance of nutrition concerning the elderly.

  • Workshops to help the elderly themselves understand the importance of nutrition and a healthy lifestyle. 

  • ‘Meet and Eat’ groups where over 55’s can get together, learn how to cook something new, enjoy a meal they made themselves, and socialise. 

Please watch our video clip below to learn more about our work

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