Guidelines Dietary - Eat For Health

Older people• Reduced mobility, isolation, poor dentition and poverty may reduceaccess to nutrititious foods• Particular care is required to ensure adequate water intake as theoutcomes of dehydration are serious• People with chronic health issues and the frail elderly often havedietary requirements that are different to those of healthy, freelivingolder peoplePeople living in remoteareas and people in lowersocioeconomic groups• Healthy food habits may be difficult to afford• In urban areas there may be less access to supermarket foods andgreater access to fast foods• In rural and remote areas a wide variety of fresh foods may not belocally available or may be expensive. Available traditional foods canbe a nutritious alternative• Seasonal, frozen and canned fruit and vegetables, dried milk powderand grains and tinned fish can be nutritious, accessible optionsGuideline 2People with vegetarian orvegan dietary patterns• A variety of plant foods should be chosen to ensure adequate intakeof iron and zinc• Vitamin B 12is only available from animal food sources andsupplementation may be neededWhere to next?Both the quality and quantity of foods and drinks consumed can have a significant impact on health andwellbeing. The following chapter discusses how the overconsumption of some foods, such as thosecontaining saturated fat, added salt, added sugars and alcohol, is associated with increased risk of somehealth conditions.Enjoy a wide variety of nutritious foodsNational Health and Medical Research Council65