Healthy Ageing
Eating, Drinking and Ageing Well
An evidence-based healthy eating resource for older adults.
Muscle Health, Nutrition and Ageing
Best read alongside Eating, Drinking and Ageing Well (above); this resource focuses on nutrition for muscle health in older adults.
Hydration in Older Adults
This BDA fact sheet contains information about hydration for older adults.
Vitamin D
People over 65 years old are at increased risk of low vitamin D. This BDA fact sheet details the best ways to get enough vitamin D safely.
Nutritional Vulnerability - Identification & Management
Spotting & Treating Malnutrition
This BDA fact sheet provides details on spotting, preventing, and treating malnutrition through a nutrient-dense, food-based approach.
Prevention & Management of Pressure Injuries
Pressure injuries can occur for a number of reasons. Addressing one reason, this BDA fact sheet focuses on how your food and fluid choices may be able to help with both prevention and treatment.
Osteoporosis & Diet
This BDA fact sheet details a bone-friendly diet and lifestyle: useful at any age to strengthen bone, or minimise age-related bone loss.
Tools to Identify Malnutrition by the Patients Association
The Patients Association checklist was developed in 2018 to address a gap that existed for self-screening tools that were simple and easy to use. There's one version for the public to use for themselves and one for health and social care professionals, including carers.
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