Show The Herald Journal Nutrition Logan Utah Thursday January 26 1914- -5 Exercise good food can add zing to lives of active seniors By Georgia C Laurltzen PhD change It is constantly being stored and withdrawn from the body tissues especially bones and teeth During physical inactivity the withdrawal is greater than the storage A good source of calcium should be included in your diet every day- - It is recommended that at least two servings of dairy products be consumed daily by all adults In addition to reduced physical activity the basic functions of the body have slowed This means fewer calories can be consumed if body weight is maintained In the most recent USDA Household Food Consumption survey the average number of calories reported consumed by women in the age group was about 1500 Since it requires approximately 1200 calories of food to sugar foods Not very many L Eat a variety of foods No individuals are committed single food item supplies all the enough to good nutrition to not essential nutrients in the consume some of those calorie-- amounts that you need The dense foods Any increase in greater the variety the less physical activity will increase likely you are to develop either the total amount of food energy a deficiency or an excesi of any the body requires which in turn single nutrient 2 Maintain Ideal weight To increases the chance of getting the necessary nutrients improve eating habits: eat A study was conducted in slowly prepare smaller porUtah about 10 years ago by tions and avoid "seconds” TO Hendricks and Bardwell to lose weight: increase physical assess the nutritional status of activity eat less fat and fatty the elderly The data indicated foods eat less sugar and sweets that elderly people choose their and avoid too much alcohol food with nutrition in mind The 1 Avoid too much fat satudiets showed few nutritional rated fat and cholesterol Moddeficiencies No specific dietary erate your use of eggs and recommendations are made for organ meats (such as liver) mature adults which are dif- Limit your intake of butter ferent from other age groups cream hydrogenated margaThe US Department of rines shortenings and coconut Agriculture and Health and oil and foods made from such Human Services issued seven products Trim excess fat off guidelines in 1980 which meats Broil bake or boil dietary meet the basic nutrient re- provide the best diet recom- rather than fry quirements that leaves only 300 mendations for the US calories tor high fat and high See NUTRITION page XI Old age Is no longer being “old" The word "old” brings to d mind the vision of a lady sitting idly in a rocking chair watching life pass by We no longer typify aging with a loss of teeth a diet of tea and toast and inactivity Rather a typical is anxiously making changes in daily work habits to allow time for chosen activites for pleasure and enjoyment as well as fulfillment of plans What roles do nutrition play in this new image of aging? Probably a great deal although direct cause and effect is difficult to prove The quality of life is affected by a number of factors-nutrttfphysical achealth habits heredity tivity and environment The aging process involves many complex physiological changes These changes are gradual and progressive The organs of the body such as the heart lungs kidneys and liver may have reduced ability to utilise the nutrients which are available The quality of the food intake may also be reduced for a variety of reasons such as poor chewing ability reduced income physical disabilities white-haire- life-lo- ng 51-pl- us am like arthritis and lack childhood and Emce of motivation Mature adults no longer require the extra nutrients for growth and development that were necessary Whatever happened to during adolescence Good nutrition is vital to keep bodies in good working order to supply energy and to resist disease and recuperate from illness The composition of the body tissues changes during the aging process There is a gradual reduction in the amount of active muscle tissue present The muscle is generally replaced by fat It has been estimated that the active muscle tissue is reduced by 3 percent every 10 years after the age of 20 This is a reversible change Exercise and activity can increase muscle A regular physical activity can increase muscle mass decrease body fat content and give a sense of wellness One activity which Is free and available to all Is walking The benefits are multiplied if a good Mend provides companionship and conversation Pleasant scenery makes the walk even better Another physiological change which occurs with inactivity is the loss of calcium from the bones The incidence of osteoporosis and broken bones in the elderly is a continuing problem The calcium in the body is in a continual state of ? 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