The @AfNutr Twitter Chat was talking all things protein last week. It was a thought provoking disucussion – protein has become a bit of a star over the last few years. It is added to lots of regular foods to add a bit of a health halo to them and protein snack bars and shakes…
Tag: older people
Malnutrition Awareness Week
Last week was the first UK Malnutrition Awareness Week. And I don’t mean malnutrition in developing nations or in war torn countries. Malnutrition is a huge issue in the UK and Europe. It surprises people that malnutrition in developed nations cost more per year than the effects of obesity. The most recent estimate is £19.6…
Keep active and eat protein rich foods for healthy ageing
What a protein rich meal – eggs, beans and cheese! These are naturally protein rich foods. However, you may have noticed that extra protein is also being added to many foods – breakfast cereals, chocolate bars and snack bars to name a few. Protein is certainly having its moment in the spotlight and getting some…
Ageing – It is all a matter of Taste
The five tastes – sweet, bitter, salty, sour and umami. These combined with the myriad of volatile chemicals that waft up our nasal passages is what gives flavour to our food. As children we remember those foods that we hated – blue cheese, olives, mustard, chilli for example. ‘You will like them when you are…
10 July – Caroline Walker Trust lecture “Eating Our Way to a Healthy Old Age”
The Caroline Walker Trust held its 25th Anniversary Lecture last week and it was a really positive meeting. We had 3 amazing speakers talking about various aspects of improving the nutritional status of older people. Professor Janice Thompson asked as to consider what constitutes healthy ageing. She prompted us to consider how we engage with…
Lynn Burns RNutr 
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