Nutritional risk quiz: Do seniors have special nutritional needs?

Posted on December 22, 2006

(NC)-We may be as young as we feel, but as our bodies reach "senior" status, good nutrition - important throughout our lifetime — becomes imperative. After age 50 — although 50 can hardly be considered "senior" — calorie needs (and appetites) gradually decrease, but nutrient needs remain the same or even increase.

Determine your nutritional health

As we grow older the need to be well-nourished as a defense against infections and disease increases. Are you at risk? Try this simple quiz. The more often you answer yes, the higher your nutritional risk.

• I have a condition that restricts my diet.
• I often skip meals.
• I regularly eat less than the recommended daily servings of the four food groups (i.e., 5 to 12 servings of grain products, 5 to 10 servings of vegetables and fruit, 2 to 3 servings of meat and alternatives, and 2 to 4 servings of milk products).
• I drink more than three alcoholic beverages a day (e.g., wine, beer, liquor).
• I have unintentionally lost 10 pounds (or more) during the last six months.

- News Canada

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