Food & Nutrition

Happy New Year to all! This time of year always sees a plethora of media around wonder diets and superfoods that cure all manner of diseases and disorders. One of…

What can we do to help the elderly get a restful night’s sleep? Sleep, much like air, water or food, is essential for life… Everyone experiences an occasional restless night which…

Research suggests that a considerable proportion of older people, particularly those in care, are not eating enough protein. Optimising dietary protein intakes among institutionalised individuals may prove challenging, but is…

Readers of this blog will know that malnutrition is a common clinical, public health and economic problem. But do we know what that cost is in terms of pounds and…

There is evidence of widespread use by parents of alternative treatments for treating and improving symptoms in children with autistic spectrum disorders (ASDs), and these are generally perceived as risk…

Older people are particularly at risk of not drinking enough fluid, which can lead to dehydration. This is linked with a number of adverse health outcomes including poor wound healing,…

Commissioners – 35% individuals admitted to your care homes are at risk of malnutrition NHS England has issued new guidance, Commissioning Excellent Nutrition and Hydration, to raise awareness of the…

We have written frequently on nutrition and dementia in previous blogs, but we haven’t touched so much on another prevalent health issue with regards to cognitive health, that of depression.…