{"id":58550,"date":"2025-02-20T19:35:39","date_gmt":"2025-02-20T08:35:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/maintenance.html\/?p=58550"},"modified":"2025-02-20T19:35:39","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T08:35:39","slug":"social-isolation-linked-to-inadequate-nutrient-intake-among-older-adults","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/?p=58550","title":{"rendered":"Social isolation linked to inadequate nutrient intake among older adults"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-58551\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Social_Isolation.jpg\" alt=\"Social Isolation\" width=\"714\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Social_Isolation.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Social_Isolation-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 714px) 100vw, 714px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Social isolation in older adults is linked to increased risk of deficiencies in key micronutrients such as magnesium, potassium, vitamin B6, folate and vitamin C<\/li>\n<li>Deficiencies in these micronutrients can contribute to age-related health issues, emphasizing the importance of adequate dietary intake<\/li>\n<li>Improving dietary quality can lead to better health outcomes for socially isolated older individuals<\/li>\n<li>In addition to healthier foods, removing sources of linoleic acid will contribute to better health<\/li>\n<li>Consider adding exercise into your regular routine, as research has found that it helps ameliorate depression and isolation, especially among older adults<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nexusnewsfeed.com\/article\/food-cooking\/social-isolation-linked-to-inadequate-nutrient-intake-among-older-adults\/\">https:\/\/nexusnewsfeed.com\/article\/food-cooking\/social-isolation-linked-to-inadequate-nutrient-intake-among-older-adults\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Social isolation in older adults is linked to increased risk of deficiencies in key micronutrients such as magnesium, potassium, vitamin B6, folate and vitamin C Deficiencies in these micronutrients can contribute to age-related health issues, emphasizing the importance of adequate dietary intake Improving dietary quality can lead to better health outcomes for socially isolated older &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/?p=58550\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Social isolation linked to inadequate nutrient intake among older adults&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-58550","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general-interest","category-health-tips"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58550","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=58550"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58550\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":58552,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58550\/revisions\/58552"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=58550"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=58550"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=58550"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}