What do elderly people eat?

Reports on a study to establish the range of foods eaten by a group of 215 elderly people, living in sheltered housing in Scotland, based on a validated 24‐hour recall and using a nutrient check‐list devised by the British Dietetic Association′s Nutrition Advisory Group on the Elderly (NAGE). Though it might be expected that the high levels of support which sheltered housing tenants receive would reduce the prevalence of poor nutrition, indicates that, while nutritional support was available to tenants in sheltered housing, the facilities and the methods by which such support was provided varied considerably between different housing centres. Suggests that the nutritional support offered may, however, play a vital role by stimulating interest in food and,indeed, by supplementing the diet.