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Older adults may have a difficult time consuming adequate nutrition due to decreased absorption efficiency or high cost of healthy foods. Therefore, seniors are at an increased risk for malnutrition, which can decrease their quality of life. According to the American Academy of Family Physicians, up to 60 percent of home-care elderly patients are malnourished or at risk for becoming malnourished. Inexpensive, soft, easy-to-prepare breakfast foods are ideal for seniors.

Eggs

Eggs make an excellent breakfast food for seniors. Older adults require more protein to ward off muscle loss that commonly occurs as you age. Seniors need 1.0 to 1.3 grams of protein per kilogram of body weight each day, according to an article the journal Nutrients published in August 2015. That along with twice weakly resistance exercises helps seniors retain lean mass. Eggs are rich in protein, easy to prepare and economical, making for an excellent breakfast food for older adults. If you're worried about cholesterol, the Department of Health and Human Services updated it's cholesterol guidelines after finding that the dietary cholesterol the average American eats does not raise blood cholesterol levels. Moderation is still key but it's no longer necessary to restrict cholesterol intake. This means seniors can enjoy whole eggs instead of just egg whites.

Oatmeal

Oatmeal is an excellent breakfast food for seniors because it is fairly inexpensive, easy to chew, easy to prepare, nutrient dense and high in fiber. The National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse reports that low-fiber diets are a main cause of constipation in older adults. The Institute of Medicine encourages adult men ages 50 and older to consume at least 30 grams of fiber and women ages 50 and older to consume at least 21 grams of fiber each day. One packet of regular instant oatmeal provides about 4 grams of fiber.

Soft Fresh Fruits

Fresh fruits are excellent sources of dietary fiber and vitamins for seniors. Soft fresh fruits that are easy to chew and swallow include blueberries, bananas, plums, fresh peaches and kiwi fruit. Sprinkle sliced soft fruits on top of regular oatmeal or breakfast cereal prepared with low-fat milk or soy milk.

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Which part of your body ages the most rapidly?

You might be surprised to know that your face is not actually the part of your body that ages the fastest. It is, in fact, your breasts. A study, published by the journal Genome Biology has found that breast tissue is the part of the body that's most sensitive to the affects of ageing.

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When you think about your anti-ageing skincare routine and how to stop wrinkles, are you mainly thinking about your face?

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The breasts are exposed to a number of elements that can induce sagging and ageing. Firstly, changes in the size of the breasts due to weight loss, weight gain and pregnancy causes the skin and the tissue to stretch - this reduces its elasticity. Moisturising the chest skin daily (as you would your face) can help to slow this process. Another big offender is SPF exposure on the chest which causes the skin to age quickly and lose its firmness – low cut tops and bikinis leave your breasts exposed to harmful and ageing sun damage. To prevent this, we should apply sun cream whenever our chests are out – even when the sun is not - or wear tops with a higher neck. So, when you’re considering your anti-ageing skincare from now on, remember not to restrict it to just your face - add your chest and breast area into your routine too.

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