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Preventing cognitive decline – should interventions be multidimensional?
March 13, 2015
Research has associated several vascular (heart and blood vessels) and lifestyle-related risk factors with cognitive impairment in later life and Alzheimer’s disease. Indeed, an estimated third of Alzheimer’s disease cases…
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Are you ready for Nutrition and Hydration Week 2015?
March 6, 2015
The fourth Nutrition and Hydration Week (NHW) will run from 16th-22nd March 2015. The aim of the week is to focus energy, activity and engagement on nutrition and hydration as…
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Can a small compound found in grapes prove beneficial in the fight against dementia?
February 27, 2015
A study published earlier in the year looked at the possibility of resveratrol, a compound found in foods like berries (e.g. blueberries), dark chocolate, peanuts, and particularly grapes and red…
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A new look at vitamin C
February 20, 2015
A new review has indicated that there may be a link between vitamin C deficiency and the prevalence of type 2 diabetes. However, good quality scientific studies have not clearly…
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1970s dietary advice – a big fat mistake?
February 13, 2015
Many service users are of the generation that vividly recollect the cholesterol advice in the 1970s and 1980s – and remember being advised to cut down on cream, butter, cheese,…
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Salt and the older person – does it matter as much?
February 9, 2015
A new US study published this month in JAMA Internal Medicine suggested that dietary salt may have little effect on health risks in older adults. But before we give our…
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Should we audit nutritional care in care homes?
January 30, 2015
A range of policies and guidance documents have been produced in the UK highlighting the need to ensure people in hospital or residential care receive good quality, nutritious foods and…
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Are care home residents more likely to be dehydrated?
January 23, 2015
According to new research published in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, patients admitted to hospital from care homes are significantly more likely to be dehydrated than those…
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