•The commonest
problems of undernutrition, anaemia, vitamins C, D and folate deficiencies would be often be lessened by diet and
lifestyle changes
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•Personal Dietary Changes
Emphasising foods that
are nutritious, inexpensive, widely-available and easily prepared:
eggs
tinned oily fish (sardines and
mackerel)
potatoes with their skins
dark green leafy vegetables –
cabbage and spinach
apples, pears and oranges
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•Personal Lifestyle Changes
Limiting alcohol and
stopping smoking
Increased sun-exposure and more
physical activity
Growing of own
vegetables and fruit and their preservation
Appropriate use of nutritional
supplements
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•Other Changes
Measures that reduce
social isolation and improve a sense of community e.g. allotments, food cooperatives, family and community
eating