Variety is the spice of health.

• Position: Your Life - Elderly nutrition - Brief Article

That old adage "Variety is the spice of life" is also the recipe for a healthful lifestyle, especially among the elderly, according to researchers at the School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University, Medford, Mass. They evaluated frail nursing home residents to see if consuming a varied diet would improve their nutritional health. As part of the study, the researchers looked at weight, height, body mass index, skinfold thickness, and muscle mass, as well the participants'...