Many elderly people have perfect memories. Some of it may be due to the fact that they ate right and exercised most of their lives. Memory loss can affect your health due to the fact that you may forget to eat right, you may forget to eat, or you may eat too often and eat the wrong kind of foods.

Don't get your nutrition needs from a can. A lot of nutrition providers and health care facilities have used this to help the elderly with their nutrition needs. These products are milked based, which causes mucous, which in turn can cause swallowing problems, which in turn can decreased appetite and a change in the type of foods eaten

If your dentures hurt, or you have tooth or mouth pain, see a doctor to get it taken care of. These kind of difficulties can affect your eating habits.

As you get older, your stomach doesn't digest as fast as it used to. Food doesn't move through as fast as it used too and can sometimes harden and become a blockage. When this happens it can become a critical health problem, so eating the right kind of foods, with lots of dietary fiber is important.

So if you are getting to that age, or have a relative that is elderly, check with a nutritionist to make sure you are eating the right kind of foods for your bodies functions. The healthier you stay, the happier senior you will be.