Eating well in later adulthood
Updated: 30 September 2022
Manuela Leporesi
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- Eat nutritious food, such as fruit, vegetables, legumes, nuts and whole grains, milk, meat, poultry and fish
- Aim to eat several (5–6) small non-fatty meals a day
- Limit salt to less than 5 grams (around a teaspoon) each day
- Keep total daily calories to about 2200 (men) or 1800 (women)
- Limit sugar to no more than 10% of daily calories
- Ask a health worker to check for healthy weight
- Know that individuals may need extra food or supplements if they are under weight
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