Healthy Eating Resources for Older Adults

The Weight Control Information Network has published a guide for older adults called "Young at Heart: Tips for Older Adults". This information network was created by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK). This guide has information about:

• healthy weight
• nutrition
• physical activity

You can download this guide by clicking here. The Weight Control Information Network also provides resources about diabetes, cancer, and other medical diseases here.

For even more information, here are the Nutrition.gov Senior resources page and the U.S. Department of Agriculture resources.

New Healthy Eating and Exercise Resource

The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases has published a guide called "Young at Heart: Tips for Older Adults". This guide gives useful information about healthy eating and exercise.  This nutrition information can help you to lower your risk for obesity, type 2 diabetes, coronary heart disease, cancer, and other chronic diseases. In addition, exercise may also help to ward off depression. You can access the full report here.

              Young at Heart: Tips for Older Adults

You can find even more in-depth dietary guidelines in "Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2010", from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.