Eat Well Age Well Blog – Eat Well Age Well

June 7, 2021June 2, 2021

Working as a Dietitian in the Third Sector #DietitiansWeek

Written by Eat Well Age Well Project Dietitian, Jen Grant

As Project Dietitian within Eat Well Age Well I am one of the few registered Dietitians working in the third sector in Scotland. After a varied career within the NHS, I made the move to Eat Well Age Well in 2019. I wanted to experience a new way of working and contribute more to the prevention of malnutrition in the community as I had seen first-hand the consequences of malnutrition going undetected and untreated.

May 10, 2021May 10, 2021

Start the Conversation: Mental Health & Malnutrition Risk

#MentalHealthAwarenessWeek

Written by Innovations Officer, Gail Hutchison

We all know the importance of eating a nutritious, balanced diet for keeping our bodies in good health. Just like our other organs, our brains also need a variety of nutrients to keep our brains working and protect our mental health.

May 4, 2021May 6, 2021

Why food policy is a vital element of a just and fair recovery for Scotland’s ageing population…

Written by Tilly Robinson-Miles, Impact & Policy Officer for Eat Well Age Well

This election is a huge milestone, personally it will be my first time voting in a Scottish National election, but as a society navigating recovery from a pandemic, it will shape priorities that will affect all our lives for generations to come.

January 15, 2021January 15, 2021

Is Our Diet Culture Damaging for Older People?

Written by Danielle Gray, Digital Communications Officer for Eat Well Age Well

Come January our televisions are flooded with images of shiny gyms and membership offers. Full page adverts are taken out across newspapers and magazines for Weight Watchers and Slimming World. Billboards and bus stops entice us with celebrity cookbooks and exercise regimes. Whilst it’s not unexpected to put on a few pounds over the festive period and a desire to feel fit and healthy is a positive one, this dominant focus on the benefits of losing weight invites a bigger question – is our diet culture damaging for older people?

January 12, 2021

“Malnutrition among older people is a problem far too often overlooked, faced by unacceptable numbers in modern Scotland.”

Eat Well Age Well Project Manager Laura Cairns writes for The Herald and shares why 2021 needs to be one of positive change for older people.

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August 5, 2020

Policy Into Practice

Our Impact & Policy Officer Tilly Robinson-Miles shares some key policy in practice work throughout July 2020, including being a panellist at a roundtable discussion with Michael Fakhri, UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food

July 26, 2020August 17, 2020

Let’s Build Back Better and Create a Food System that Recognises the Importance of the Social Value of Food

Written for the Scottish Food Coalition, Impact & Policy Officer Tilly shares why the COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated the need for structural and mindset change towards food.

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July 16, 2020August 17, 2020

The role of the carer in identifying malnutrition amongst older people

Written for the Health & Social Care Alliance, Impact & Policy Officer Tilly shares tips on eating well for older people based on the work of ALLIANCE members, Food Train and Eat Well Age Well.

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July 14, 2020

Scotland’s Eating Well Challenge

Written for the Health & Social Care Alliance, Project Manager Laura Cairns gives an outline of the Eat Well Age Well project and discusses the challenge that malnutrition poses to public health in Scotland.

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