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Nelson’s senior citizens have been told to give their eating habits a ‘warrant of fitness’ by expert
dietitian, Kaye Dennison. “As we grow older, we are very good at reviewing our housing, hobbies
and horsepower to suit our changing needs, but don’t take the same interest in what we’re
eating,” Dennison said.

The New Zealand registered dietitian was addressing a New Zealand Nutrition Foundation
seminar, ‘Nutrition risk in older people: making meals matter’. In her extensive experience as a
dietitian working with older people, Ms Dennison regularly encounters people who have not
reassessed their eating habits as they age, resulting in malnutrition.