ML38-P. FOOD AS MEDICINE FOR BETTER HEALTH AND QUALITY TY OF LIFE IN LATER YEARS

Food as Medicine is an old concept that is gaining new credibility. Nutrition research is finding more evidence that certain foods act to maintain health and treat disease in later life. What should our “food prescription” be? Although we have many nutritional needs in common with others in our age group, we also have individual reasons for eating or not eating certain foods based on the condition of our bodies and our lifestyle. In this class, we will look at ways that food works with body systems such as the digestive, immune, and cardiovascular systems and look at how to choose the eating behaviors you want to change.