descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Jun 1990 English Publisher:Elsevier BVJournal:Gastroenterology Clinics of North America, volume 19, pages 473-491 (issn: 0889-8553,

Authors: Samuel Klein; Richard E. Rogers;

doi: 10.1016/s0889-8553(21)00507-0

pmid: 2194954

Nutritional Requirements in the Elderly

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Abstract

Nutritional management of elderly persons can be difficult because of illness, drug-nutrient interactions, socioeconomic factors, and lack of precise information regarding nutrient requirements. Dietary intake and requirements, nutritional assessment, and guidelines for nutritional management of the elderly population are reviewed.

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Keywords

Adult, Male, Aging, Minerals, Age Factors, Nutritional Requirements, Vitamins, Middle Aged, United States, Nutrition Disorders, Beverages, Cholesterol, Dietary, Sex Factors, Humans, Female, Nutritional Physiological Phenomena, Dietary Proteins, Energy Intake, Aged

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