A study recently published in Research on Aging , a bi-monthly peer-reviewed journal, looked at alcohol use among those living in assisted care facilities. More specifically, they looked at the rates of alcohol ABUSE that can occur in assisted living facilities as reported by nurse aides. It is important to note that this study’s participants [...]
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America’s Obesity Epidemic is vividly apparent everywhere. One major problem is the consumer’s lack of knowledge in regards to making healthy choices in the grocery story. One solution to that was the nutrition facts label which has been on every package since 1994. Most shoppers will tell you they look at it when deciding what [...]
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Another Texas hospital jumps on board the healthy cafeteria menu craze; this time it is Texas Health Plano. Though not associated with an initiative such as the ¡Por Vida! campaign like San Antonio University Hospital, Texas Health Plano felt it needed to provide healthy, affordable options to the employees and guests to the hospital. Texas [...]
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There has been an issue that continuing care retirement communities (CCRC) have been trying to figure out since they existed; how to handle the interaction between the various groups of residents ranging from healthy, independent living residents to the less healthy in assisted living and nursing. One of the more recent situations involved the River [...]
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A new study has been published in The American Journal Of Clinical Nutrition that shows there may be some interesting benefits to including green tea on your menu, particularly for seniors. The study gathered data on almost 14000 Japanese individuals, aged 65+, about their dietary intake and other lifestyle factors. The questionnaire was collected in [...]
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San Antonio’s University Hospital is the latest location to join the ¡Por Vida! Healthy Menu Initiative, launched by the Metropolitan Health District. This means that they will offer healthy options in their cafeteria lines, all at under 700 calories, 750 mg of sodium, and no more than 23 grams of total fat. The Healthy Restaurants [...]
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Vitamin D has been a very popular micronutrient for the past couple years. It has been the focus of several studies that show the benefits of Vitamin D as well as discovering that the RDA was not meeting our needs. The RDA for Vitamin D was increase and we are continually hearing about new found benefits to adequate levels [...]
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The Academy of Nutrition and Dietitics (Formerly known as the American Dietetic Association, read about the name change here) hosts the largest gathering of Registered Dietitians in the country every year at the Food and Nutrition Conference and Expo. SureQuest makes sure to attend this event every year to do do some networking, promote our great product ThreeSquares® OnDemand, [...]
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A new review, published online before inclusion in a full issue of Nutrition Reviews, looks at published studies focusing on the relationship between refined grain intake and disease risk. The 135 studies for review were published between 2000 and 2010. The summarized study results found that a moderate consumption of refined grains, about half of total grain intake, was not associated [...]
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The theme for this May’s Older Americans Month has been announced by the Administration on Aging. The theme for 2012 is “Never Too Old to Play”, which encourages older Americans to stay active in their lives physically, socially, and mentally. This theme will allow for a lot of fun, creative activities that the staff and customers we serve can engage [...]
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