
Junk food in aged care
While malnutrition is an insidious problem in aged care, simply giving residents more biscuits and cake is not the answer. Yet that is what many

While malnutrition is an insidious problem in aged care, simply giving residents more biscuits and cake is not the answer. Yet that is what many

Prescribing food could be as cost-effective – if not more so – than common drug treatments while delivering significant health benefits, according to research published

In 2008 the Australian government released its Closing the Gap Strategy, which laid out plans to achieve health equality for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander

If you visit a psychiatrist one day in the not-too-distant future, you may be surprised to find that you are given dietary advice. That doesn’t

While multitudes of people around the world face food insecurity, a whopping third of food is lost or wasted. This equates to more than a

Recognition of links between diet and mental health has snowballed in recent years. This includes the impact of nutrition on risk of dementia and Alzheimer’s

Baby boomers could be changing the face of aging by seeking better health and quality of life, and embracing the wisdom that comes with age,

Going into aged care can be fraught with grief and other crippling emotions as people leave the homes and people they love, lose their independence

It sounds like science fiction, but it’s true: scientists have worked out how to make protein from air – with the help of teeny, microscopic
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