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| Promoting nutritional health in older adults | | Author(s) | Susan McLaren, Helen Crawley |
| Publisher | NT Books, London, 2000 |
| Pages | 18 pp (Nursing Times clinical monographs, no 43) |
| Source | NT Books, Emap Healthcare Ltd, Greater London House, Hampstead Road, London NW1 7EJ. |
| Keywords | Nutrition ; Nutritional and metabolic diseases. |
| Annotation | The importance of eating well and maintaining good nutritional status is fundamental to good quality of life among older people. While both appetite and energy expenditure decline, the requirements for nutrients are often increased, so older people need diets that are nutrient-dense. Physiological, socio-economic and disease-related factors all contribute to eating problems in older people. Appropriate screening and assessment tools are needed to ensure that the nutritional needs of older people are met. Good nutrition can prevent many of the commonly observed nutrition-related problems of old age, such as constipation and dehydration, muscle and bone disorders, overweight, diabetes mellitus and anaemia. However, being underweight poses far greater risks to health for older people than being overweight, and good nutrition requires a balance between measures aimed at promoting good health and sensitivity to the nutritional needs of those who may be vulnerable to undernutrition. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-001201215 B |
| Classmark | CF: CS |
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