Foods and Fitness - Foods/Nutrition I
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Food Across the Family Life Cycle

Unit I - The Elderly

Pre-Assessment
Have the students answer the following questions in their reflection notebooks.

  1. Describe some of the effects the aging process has on elderly persons.
  2. Pinpoint how the aging process affects the nutritional needs of the elderly. People you know can be used as examples.
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