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  2. Tea and toast syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Tea and toast syndrome is a form of malnutrition commonly experienced by elderly people who cannot prepare meals and tend to themselves. The term is not intrinsic to tea or bread products only; rather, it describes limited dietary patterns that lead to reduced calories resulting in a deficiency of vitamins and other nutrients.

  3. Dumping syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Dumping syndrome occurs when food, especially sugar, moves too quickly from the stomach to the duodenum—the first part of the small intestine—in the upper gastrointestinal (GI) tract. This condition is also called rapid gastric emptying. [ 1 ]

  4. Gastroparesis - Wikipedia

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    Gastroparesis (gastro- from Ancient Greek γαστήρ – gaster, "stomach"; and -paresis, πάρεσις – "partial paralysis") is a medical disorder of ineffective neuromuscular contractions (peristalsis) of the stomach, resulting in food and liquid remaining in the stomach for a prolonged period of time.

  5. The Best Foods to Avoid Getting Sick - AOL

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    With the temperatures fluctuating outside, it looks like it is officially cold season! ABC News reports that adults get three colds on average per year, with each cold lasting about one to two weeks.

  6. What’s the BRAT Diet? Foods to Include & Avoid ... - AOL

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    The foods within the bland diet are lower in fiber and fat, while also having a more neutral flavor and smell. These include:, Lean proteins prepared with little to no fat and with mild seasoning.

  7. Food choice of older adults - Wikipedia

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    Many elderly people are forced into eating softer foods, foods that incorporate fiber and protein, drinking calcium-packed liquids, and so on. Six of the leading causes of death for older adults, including cardiovascular disease, cancer, chronic lower respiratory disease , stroke , Alzheimer's disease , and diabetes mellitus , have nutrition ...

  8. Reactive hypoglycemia - Wikipedia

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    Consistently choosing longer lasting, complex carbohydrates to prevent rapid blood-sugar dips in the event that one does consume a disproportionately large amount of carbohydrates with a meal; Monitoring any effects medication may have on symptoms. [4] Low-carbohydrate diet and/or frequent small meals is the first treatment of this condition ...

  9. Granny dumping - Wikipedia

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    Granny dumping (informal) is a form of modern senicide.The term was introduced in the early 1980s by professionals in the medical and social work fields. Granny dumping is defined by the Oxford English Dictionary as "the abandonment of an elderly person in a public place such as a hospital or nursing home, especially by a relative". [1]