Prof Mary Hickson from the dietetics department at Plymouth says that appetite can diminish in our 70s and 80s partly because of our sense of taste and smell is less sensitive. From personal experience, I'd say it actually begins in the 60s.
A study by the University of Sheffield found that more than half of older adults do not eat sufficient protein.
Hickson says that the proportion of water in the body is less for older people so it's easy to become dehydrated. Bone health calcium is important and guidelines from the British Dietetic Association recommend three portions of mil-based products a day.
I've been having three portions of Greek yogurt a day, (sometimes six) although I have put on weight due to it. I have to reduce my intake of yoghurt and eat more cheese and eggs.
I don't agree with Hickson's dietary recommendations because some of those foods are high in oxalates. It sounds like she hasn't read Sally K Norton's book on oxalates, titled, "Toxic Superfoods".
A lot of people stopped eating dairy due to all the medical scaremongering, I've never stopped having real butter, cheese, eggs and yogurt in my diet. Dairy also helps to eliminate oxalates from the body. Fresh lemon juice is good for doing that too.
Now that is good for our dairy farmers, Jeremy Clarkson is even selling raw milk.
I eat a lot of protein, steaks, lamb shanks, homemade burgers, meatballs, meat sauce, kebabs etc. Plus chicken and fish. Doc says I have a folate deficiency so taking a supplement and having more broccoli. I do eat a lot of Pak Choi for potassium.
However, some days I just don't have an appetite, so I'll have some sardines on toast. I find I don't have an appetite if I've eaten a lot of protein the day before. It's like the body is saying, give me time to digest that, the tummy is full. So be body intuitive and listen to your body.
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