Maintaining Muscles for Older Adults
22 Oct 2022
Older adults are a vulnerable group with respect to muscle loss but this is an issue often overlooked by many seniors. According to a local study, one in 5 Singaporeans above 65 has low muscle mass and the prevalence...
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Challenges of Texture-Modified Meals
10 Sep 2022
People with dysphagia or swallowing difficulties often require texture-modified diets to ensure easy and safe chewing and swallowing. However, dysphagic populations on such diets have been well reported to be at a...
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09 Aug 2022
蛋白质与我们的健康息息相关。随着年龄的增长，我们体内的蛋白质却在不断流失。因此，与年轻人相比，年长者更需要补充蛋白质。足够的蛋白质可以帮助年长者更好地保持肌肉量和活动能力，以维持一定的生活质量。充足的蛋白质还有助于提高身体的免疫力，帮助年长者更快地从疾病中康复。
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20 Jun 2022
In recent years, the demand for frozen meals has increased. Contrary to the general belief that frozen meals are inferior to freshly cooked food, they actually can be a good, healthy alternative to fresh counterparts.
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Preventing High Blood Pressure
23 May 2022
High blood pressure or hypertension is a condition in which your blood pressure is consistently too high, thus causing health problems such as stroke, heart disease and kidney failure. Hypertension is a silent killer...
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Iron-rich Food Sources and Iron-boosting Meals
08 Mar 2022
Iron is a mineral that plays several vital functions in our body, primarily in transferring oxygen from the lungs to all parts of the body. It may go unnoticed when the body’s iron level begins to drop. As the body...
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Diving Deeper Into Food Nutrition Labels
13 Feb 2022
What do you look out for when shopping for food? Is it all about the price? Or are you carried away by the fancy packaging? However, for the sake of our health, it is important to read food nutrition labels which can...
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Celebrating Christmas with Dysphagia
18 Dec 2021
It is the season of love and good food this Christmas! Did you know that even for dysphagia patients, it is possible to celebrate and indulge healthily in the delicious festive delights? With the right food choices,...
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