TY - JOUR
T1 - Nutrition in the elderly
AU - McGee, Melissa
AU - Jensen, Gordon L.
PY - 2000/6/1
Y1 - 2000/6/1
N2 - Older people are growing in prevalence and their nutrition-related concerns adversely impact upon health, function, and life quality. Changes in body composition and organ system function alter nutrient requirements. The purpose of this review is to examine changes in nutritional requirements with aging and to highlight practical approaches to nutritional screening, assessment, and intervention. A multidisciplinary approach with individualized care is recommended, Health care providers who work with older people must be attentive to nutrition, because appreciable comorbidity and unfavorable outcomes may accompany either under- or overnutrition.
AB - Older people are growing in prevalence and their nutrition-related concerns adversely impact upon health, function, and life quality. Changes in body composition and organ system function alter nutrient requirements. The purpose of this review is to examine changes in nutritional requirements with aging and to highlight practical approaches to nutritional screening, assessment, and intervention. A multidisciplinary approach with individualized care is recommended, Health care providers who work with older people must be attentive to nutrition, because appreciable comorbidity and unfavorable outcomes may accompany either under- or overnutrition.
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U2 - 10.1097/00004836-200006000-00005
DO - 10.1097/00004836-200006000-00005
M3 - Review article
C2 - 10875464
AN - SCOPUS:0034035772
SN - 0192-0790
VL - 30
SP - 372
EP - 380
JO - Journal of clinical gastroenterology
JF - Journal of clinical gastroenterology
IS - 4
ER -