HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT
The article talks about how in the current scenario, it has become critical to lay enhanced emphasis on nutrition and health of the seniors. This applies to all possible set-ups where the elderly is living/being treated like, hospitals, old age homes as well as at home with families. Multiple researches have shown how with old age it becomes difficult to deliver optimal nutrition to body and suffer from malnutrition. There are steps that can be taken in right the direction to tend to the delicate nutrition balance required by our seniors. David Heber, Chairman, Herbalife Nutrition Institute
The Role of Nutrition in Healthy Ageing Readiness to change our approach to healthcare for the elderly
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he best part of living a good life is acquiring quality health especially through the golden and productive age and, ensuring wellbeing and comfort through the less active years. WHO has done enormous research and work in advocating healthy lifestyles and diets and defines Healthy Ageing, “as the process of developing and maintaining the functional ability that enables wellbeing in older age.” According to WHO, in order to lead
