Healthy Eating Age Concern Age Concern We're Getting Older As the population ages, and the proportion of people over the age of 60 increases, concerns for older adults are often at the forefront of the healthy eating debate. As we age, our bodies change and the requirements for staying healthy and well become more critical in order to avoid the diseases and disorders that can plague older adults. These include vision loss, hearing loss, digestive disorders, senility, arthritis, diabetes, and heart disease. Margin diminishes with age Because our bodies are miraculous machines, we do have some margin in our lives for neglect, especially when we are young. We can overeat, under sleep, overstress, etc. and our bodies forgive us, make the adjustments, and go on. But this true only up to a point. Of course, as we age that point gets closer and closer. Eventually, there is little or no margin left, and we have to toe the line or else our bodies will fail. Here is a list of ways to address the age concern regarding healthy eating. Click here for a printable copy of this list.
Age Concern Note: Older adults may be susceptible to a deficiency of Vitamin B12 because the stomach may not contain the proper amount of hydrochloric acid causing poor absorption of this important B vitamin. Click here to go from Age Concern and Healthy Eating page to Vitamin B12 page. How to Use This Site
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