Friday 8 July 2016

How To Stay Acitve For Older Women

Snacking on Nuts, Fruits And Veg Can Help Older Women Stay Active

 Interesting article on the health of older women:


Women who consumed a diet rich in fruits, leafy vegetables, and walnuts were more likely to live independently as they grew older, a new study says.
Women who eat a healthy diet are more likely to be free of physical limitations as they grow older, a new study says.

Published recently in the Journal of Nutrition, the study found that a diet rich in certain foods may prevent age-related decline.

Diets that contained walnuts, oranges, apples, pears, romaine or leaf lettuce and orange juice were linked to staying mobile and otherwise physically able later in life. Meanwhile, higher consumption of sugary drinks, alcohol, sodium and trans fats were tied to a loss of physical function in aging women, the study found .............

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