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| Tailoring of nutritional support for older adults in the community | | Author(s) | Magdalena Krondl, Daisy Lau, Patricia Coleman |
| Journal title | Journal of Nutrition for the Elderly, vol 23, no 2, 2003 |
| Pages | pp 17-32 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Meals on wheels ; Living in the community ; Malnutrition ; Nutrition ; Preventative medicine ; Canada. |
| Annotation | A study in Ontario, Canada of 137 recipients of home delivered meals (90 women and 47 men), confirmed the expected nutritional risk factors of living situation, functionality, morbidity and medication use. They were more pronounced among women than men. Seven-day food records showed energy intakes below average for healthy Canadians of a similar age and gender. The probability of nutritional risk was highest for calcium, magnesium, zinc and folate with some gender differences, except for folate. Whilst home delivered meals can provide considerable nutrition support, energy/nutrient inadequacies may persist among recipients unable to complement the meal appropriately. These older adults may require diet counselling and additional support including targeted nutritional supplements. (KJ/RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-040308210 A |
| Classmark | NS: K4: CSM: CF: LK2: 7S |
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