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This can be done in three basic ways:
Change dietary patterns -- it is easier to eat high-sugar, high-fat, and high-carb foods because they are everywhere. This is particularly true for individuals on a fixed income. However, adding more fresh fruit and vegetables to the diet, eliminating sodas and empty calorie drinks, and ensuring 8-glasses of water consumed daily, and reducing fast food and snacks goes a long way to maintaining optimum weight.
Change activity patterns -- Older adults sometimes do not want to exercise or move a great deal. At the very least, walk for 30 minutes daily; and if weather is an issue, consider a treadmill or a walking club at a local mall. Join a club and consider water aerobics.
Change social patterns -- Sometimes, older adults feel isolated. It takes effort to join groups, particularly after the death of a spouse. However, studies show activities like book clubs, hobby clubs, movie clubs, or even dining clubs help invigorate the mind, and body, producing neurochemicals that aid in numerous physical functions (Madden, 2009; Zanuso, 2010; Boseman, 2004).
Thus, the key interventions for healthcare...
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