To ask you to please help with my university project?

I also try to eat a healthily varied diet and mostly manage it. I don't eat desserts, but after a meal in a restaurant I will eat vanilla ice cream. That's only once every few months, but wasn't able to indicate that in your questionnaire. I just ticked yes I eat vanilla ice cream.

I've completed the survey but although I like puds they do tend to put on a few inches don't they?! ?

Good luck!

All done, best of luck with your Masters

gonegirl here’s another, very recent NHS article. It discusses the growing problem of increased frailty among older people and what you can do to stave it off. www.nhs.uk/news/older-people/older-people-would-benefit-weight-training-and-more-protein/

“A new review looked at 46 individual studies on the effectiveness of different interventions for frailty. The studies were highly varied with interventions ranging from different forms of physical activity to medication, education and nutrition supplements. Overall increased strength training and increased protein intake – either in the form of protein-rich foods or supplements – were the 2 interventions rated highest in terms of effectiveness and ease of implementation”

I’m with you nannabanana - keep up the good work and good luck with tour MSc.

grannyknot thanks for your link too. Very interesting.

Well, that article is saying we should get adequate amounts of protein, (and of course we should) but there is no evidence of need for (money making) supplements. But carry on if you wish to be taken in by yet another miracle cure for ageing. It's a huge industry. Support it if you like.

I've said it all now. No more to say.

And there is nothing science-y about the survey. It's purely marketing.

Done

Done

NannaBanana, just tell me please. Will you/they put the words "Reduces muscle loss in the elderly" on the packaging of this dessert?

Well, that article is saying we should get adequate amounts of protein, (and of course we should) but there is no evidence of need for (money making) supplements. But carry on if you wish to be taken in by yet another miracle cure for ageing. It's a huge industry

Gonegirl what people are saying is that an adequate amount of protein for older people might be more than previously thought, and more than is needed by younger people.

Prevention of falls is the single most important thing you can do to remain active in older age. And the way to do that is by maintaining muscle mass, strength and flexibility. It’s not a miracle cure for ageing, just a way of postponing decline.

As for supplements, unless you bake your own bread, you’re probably consuming them every day. Most bread flour has things added to it to increase its nutritional value.
And unless you drink bottled water all the time, you’re probably consuming added fluoride put in the water to protect your DGCs teeth from dental caries.
What about formula milk for babies? Are you against that too?

Good afternoon all,

I am jumping on the university post as I have just received a request from my granddaughter to circulate a survey for her Masters dissertation. If you have a spare five minutes I'd really appreciate your time. It is on retirement living and any responses are anonymous.

www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/Z6ZL9XP

Thank you in advance!

Oh, for goodness sake janeainsworth. Of course I know about additions to flour (we eat wholemeal personally - don't need extras added) and fluoride etc. Wtf has that got to do with the price of fish?! And as for formula for babies - well! that is such a silly argument. They obviously have to make that as close to breast milk as possible.

Exercise, aerobic and resistance, is the most important thing. Both to maintain strength and protect from falls (balance) We in the west get ample protein from our food. More than my granny did! (she lived to 93 btw (had 11 children))

Oh my God! Not another one!

I have completed the retirement living one. I can find no fault with that.

Well I don't think so.

IzzyB I’ll go and do it directly

Reversed diabetic so rarely eat desserts .

IzzyB always pleased to help, although it might have been better to start another thread.

done the survey , hope it helps
GOOD LUCK xx

Hello IzzyB , please can you tell your granddaughter that she should have a "None if these" option on the page where she wants to know what you like about the idea of retirement homes. I was forced to make a false choice in order to move on.

Also, some bread IS available without additives but generally from specialist bakeries.
And some of us object strongly to the mass medication of having fluoride in our water supply. If you read the history of this you'll see what a boon it was to the aluminium industry though!

Gonegirl tbh we haven’t got nearly as far as thinking about packaging yet!

I’m sure there are regulations about what you can claim on packaging and of course we’d need to abide by them. In any case I don’t think “reduces muscle loss in the elderly” would be a valid claim, or comply with the law. I would think something more along the lines of “can support maintenance of healthy muscle mass as part of a healthy diet”.

Very quick survey and I have done it. (Though I rarely eat dessert!) Wishing you success with your Masters.

Done and all the best with your Masters.

Done! I'm curious to know why frozen desserts were selected and not other foods. Many 'health conscious' people avoid desserts - frozen or otherwise!

NotSpaghetti, I agree about 'none of the above'.