Malnutrition is a serious health issue in the elderly. A 2009 study states that 9 out of 10 aging adults do not meet the required daily amount of key nutrients for a healthy and active life. Poor nutrition can lead to reduced immunity, increased susceptibility to disease, impaired cognitive abilities, and an overall decrease in the quality of life.
Adults start to lose muscle mass at the age of 40 years old and above. They can lose up to 33% of muscle mass, which can lead to like weakness, slower walking speed, unintentional weight loss, exhaustion, low physical activity, body pain, and cramps.
As the adult child or caregiver of an older adult, it is important to understand the challenges they face in maintaining the right nutrition in their daily diets. The good news is that there are nutritional drink supplements that can help aging parents maintain complete, balanced nutrition for everyday health and wellbeing.
Drinks like Ensure Gold and Glucerna are carefully balanced and contain key nutrients to help older people maintain optimal nutritional health. There are formulas designed for different nutritional needs, including diabetes, bone health, cancer treatments, and pre-op or post-surgery diets—issues many of us will face as we deal with the declining health of our parents.
Ensure Gold is the first adult nutritional supplement in the country with HMB (beta-hydroxy-beta-methylbutyric acid), which helps in maintaining muscle health. Glucerna, on the other hand, is a drink supplement formulated specifically for people with diabetes, designed to contain carbohydrates that the body will digest slowly. This helps diabetics manage their blood sugar by reducing blood sugar spikes.
These drinks require no preparation, are easily swallowed and tolerated by the elderly, and satisfy their new nutritional needs with the appropriate amount of dietary fat, salt, sugar, and cholesterol—without the empty calories.
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