Food & Nutrition

Seasonal affective disorder or SAD is a type of depression that has a seasonal pattern. The symptoms often begin in the autumn as the days start getting shorter and are…

New research may add weight to dietary advice to include more greens A recently published study conducted by researchers from the Universities of Cambridge and Southampton suggests that nitrate-rich vegetables…

Last week we looked at the difficulty in accurately assessing hydration status. Despite this difficulty, there is much that can be done to ensure adequate access to fluids for older…

A UK report on hydration, Addressing the Problem, Understanding the Solutions was published by the International Longevity Centre on behalf of the Parliamentary Hydration Forum last week. Lack of adequate…

Over the past 50 years, it has been hard to escape reports about the benefits of a Mediterranean diet, embodied perhaps by consumption of olive oil. Historically the diet entered…

The impact of medication on people with learning disabilities is often overlooked despite this client group often taking a large number of different drugs, both those prescribed by medical practitioners…

As the weather gets colder, it is timely that this week’s blog focuses on a favourite hot milky drink, the cup of cocoa. In a small study published at the…

Malnutrition is common in all types of care homes and hospitals, all types of wards and diagnostic categories. Nearly three million people in the UK at any one time are…