Being named one of

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could give us swelled heads.

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thought I could eat whatever
amount I wanted because I was
so virtuous about what I was eat-
ing," says Mrs. Frank. "I started
putting on weight and, after a
while, I felt like I was dragging
along a 20-pound turkey.
"A friend suggested I work
with Gail Posner and she ex-
plained what was happening to
my middle-aged body and what
I needed to do. I learned that por-
tions are important, and too
much is too much even if it is a
vegetable!
"I also understand that I need
to keep this concept constantly
in front of me."
"Older people do have sever-
al things going against them
when it comes to good nutrition,"
says Lisa Apfelblat, a registered
dietitian for Beaumont Hospital.
"First, their diets become less
varied and, unless they're very
active, they don't eat much food

and their nutrient intake de-
creases. What's more, their bod-
ies handle vitamins and minerals
differently.
"For instance, when someone
younger consumes too much
magnesium, their kidneys ex-
crete the excess. For older people,
the kidneys and other regulato-
ry systems don't compensate as
well for these errors. They also
may not be able to absorb the vi-
tamins very well because of an
illness or because they take med-
ications that interfere with ab-
sorption.
"Research has also found a cor-
relation between living alone and
a poor quality diet," explains
Jacqueline Stark Odom, Ph.D.,
who works primarily with obese

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patients at the Associates of
Birmingham, affiliated with the
Henry Ford Health Care System.
An elderly person may be overly
medicated and not have the en-
ergy and enthusiasm to cook a
meal.
Others may be depressed and
only cook when their grandchil-
dren visit. Being with other peo-
ple, family and friends at meal
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The Food
Pyramid

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Bread Group
Fruit Group
Vegetable Group
Milk Group
Meat Group
Modify your foods gradual-
ly. Choose foods each day
from the five major groups,
building your pyramid with
plenty of grains, fruits and
vegetables.
The food pyramid is flexi-
ble. As persons grow older or
lifestyle, health and activity
level changes, simply adjust
how many servings of each
group are eaten.

But being one of

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