What is an "older" adult, and when do nutritional needs change? Different federal agencies define "older adults" differently, said Gretchen Dueñas-Tanbonliong, associate director of health and ...

State highlights programs providing millions of meals to older adults during National Nutrition Month New York State ...

Energy requirements decrease in older adults. However, the rest of their requirements remain much the same as they did during adulthood. Total fat intake should be monitored in order to reduce the ...

Nutrition scientists at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging (HNRCA) at Tufts University, with support from AARP Foundation, introduced an updated MyPlate for Older Adults icon ...

The B group vitamin folate is required to make red blood cells. It is essential that older adults drink plenty of water. Their thirst reflex is not as strong, and this can lead to many older ...

Groundbreaking research reveals antibiotics pose no threat to brain health in older adults, offering relief to seniors who ...

While food banks and delivery services look to solve the symptoms of food insecurity, Meraz said that poor nutrition is often ...

The objectives of this study were to investigate the prevalence and correlation of frailty and nutritional risk in older adult patients and to analyse the factors associated with fatigue which is one ...