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Supporting Strength and Independence as You Age

As we age, changes in appetite, food intake and nutritional needs can affect muscle and bone health. Over time, inadequate nutrition may contribute to muscle loss (sarcopenia), frailty and osteoporosis, which can affect mobility, wellbeing and independence.¹˒²

Maintaining muscle strength and bone health is an important part of staying active, supporting overall health and continuing to live independently.

Fresubin explains that nutrition challenges in older age include: muscle loss (sarcopenia) which affects strength for everyday tasks; bone health (osteoporosis) that increases fracture risk; and frailty which reduces resilience and independence.

Practical Steps to Support Healthy Ageing

Keep moving: Regular movement helps maintain muscle strength, mobility and bone health. Chair exercises, short walks and gentle stretching can all make a difference.³

Make nutrition count: Include a source of protein at each meal, such as eggs, fish, meat, beans or dairy foods. Calcium and vitamin D support bone health, while fibre-rich foods help support digestive health.³

When meals alone do not meet your nutritional needs, an oral nutritional supplement may help provide additional energy, protein, vitamins and minerals. Explore our Fresubin® PRO DRINK designed to fill the nutrition gap.

Fresubin explains that eating well becomes harder as we age because of dental and swallowing difficulties, reduced appetite and taste changes, medication side effects, living alone or reduced mobility, and digestive challenges.

When Meals Are Not Meeting Your Needs

As you get older, it may become more difficult to meet your nutritional needs through everyday meals alone. This can happen during illness, following surgery, while recovering from treatment, or when changes in appetite make it harder to eat enough.

Oral nutritional supplements, including drinks and crèmes, provide concentrated nutrition in manageable portions to help fill nutritional gaps.⁴ Choosing from different flavours, formats and textures can also make it easier to include nutritional support in your daily routine.

Speak with a healthcare professional about the nutritional support that is appropriate for your individual needs.

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Fresubin explains that the four key nutrients for ageing are energy, protein, calcium and vitamin D.

*Fresubin PRO is a food for special medical purposes, to be used under medical supervision. For the dietary management in case/risk of malnutrition with increased energy, protein, calcium and vitamin D needs e.g. sarcopenia, frailty or age related musculoskeletal deficits.
1World Health Organization (WHO) 2016 https://www.who.int/features/qa/malnutrition/en/
2Granic A, Mendonca N, Hill TR, Jagger C, Stevenson EJ, Mathers JC, et al. Nutrition in the Very Old. Nutrients. 2018;10(3).
3Dent E, Lien C, Lim WS, Wong WC, Wong CH, Ng TP, et al. The Asia-Pacific Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Frailty. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2017;18(7):564-75.
4Nieuwenhuizen WF et al. Older adults and patients in need of nutritional support: review of current treatment options and factors influencing nutritional intake. Clin Nutr. 2010 Apr;29(2):160 9. doi: 10.1016/j.clnu.2009.09.003. Epub 2009 Oct 13. PMID: 19828215