Older People

65+ Years

This is Grandad Stanley Tweedie, who is 70 years old. Like many older people he is not as active as younger adults, and so needs less energy from his diet. Cutting down on energy-dense high fat foods is a good way of helping to prevent obesity. Calcium is important for ageing bones, as is iron to prevent anaemia. B-vitamins help release energy and maintain a healthy nervous system, and protein helps maintain body tissues. It is important that Grandad Tweedie eats foods which are easy to digest, and eats plenty of fibre (NSP). Older people are a very diverse group and nutritional requirements and recommendations vary widely according to age, medical conditions and living arrangements.

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