Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Using DETERMINE to Understand Nutritional Health

So what is nutritional health? The American Academy of Physicians, the American Dietetic Association and the National Council on the Aging have joined forces to provide a simple way to screen your nutritional health, using the word DETERMINE.

Disease
Eating Poorly
Tooth Loss or Mouth Pain
Economic Hardship
Reduced social contact
Multiple Medicines
Involuntary Weight Loss/Gain
Need Assistance
Elder years above age 80

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