title: Dementia and its relationship with food.
abstract: This article provides an overview of dementia and how it relates to nutrition. It examines the evidence for food and nutrition preventing, causing and treating dementia. The article highlights how malnutrition can affect the individual with dementia. The remainder of the article provides an in-depth, focused discussion on the difficulties people may experience in the community in relation to food and eating and the impact this has on family caregivers, with recommendations for achieving optimum nutrition.
authors.affiliation: Admiral Nurse, Central Manchester, Manchester Mental Health and Social Care Trust.
authors.forename: Stephanie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ragdale
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003704:Dementia / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D009748:Nutrition Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D009752:Nutritional Status; D011788:Quality of Life; D012307:Risk Factors; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology
keywords: Carer; Dementia; Eating; Nutrition; Treatment