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Master thesis . 2018
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Suplementos alimentares para idosos: moda ou necessidade?

Authors: Ribeiro, Catarina Manuela Barbosa;

Suplementos alimentares para idosos: moda ou necessidade?

Abstract

A esperança média de vida ao longo dos tempos tem aumentado e as pessoas com idade mais avançada começam cada vez mais a preocupar-se com o seu estado de saúde e com o que podem fazer para o melhorar. Com o avançar da idade ocorrem várias alterações fisiológicas, metabólicas e psicológicas e muitas dessas alterações podem resultar em problemas sérios para os idosos. Uma consequência dessas alterações é a perda de apetite por parte destes, que faz com que a ingestão de nutrientes seja menor e por conseguinte a quantidade de vitaminas e minerais também vai ser menor. Para colmatar essa deficiência de vitaminas e minerais esta população opta muitas das vezes por um suplemento multivitamínico/mineral que é constituído por muitas das vitaminas essenciais ao organismo em quantidades perto da dose de ingestão diária recomendada. Os idosos também procuram os suplementos alimentares com o intuito de ajudar a tratar algum tipo de doença que possam ter ou mesmo só para a prevenção destas. Tem-se notado que o consumo de suplementos alimentares por parte dos idosos é cada vez maior e é a faixa etária que mais adquire este tipo de produtos. No entanto, também se constatou que muitas das vezes estes adquirem suplementos sem supervisão de um profissional de saúde o que pode levar a consequências graves resultantes de interacções com as terapêuticas medicamentosas. Porém, nem todos os suplementos apresentam benefícios para a saúde e podem mesmo ocorrer eventos negativos resultantes da toma destes. De modo que o farmacêutico enquanto profissional de saúde que se encontra diariamente em contacto com os utentes tem um papel muito importante no aconselhamento deste tipo de produtos. Futuramente ainda é preciso realizar vários estudos, para que se consigam comprovar os benefícios de certos suplementos para a saúde dos idosos e a sua segurança.

The average life expectancy over time has increased and people of older age are increasingly beginning to worry about their health status and what they can do to improve it. With the advancement of age several physiological, metabolic and psychological changes occur and many of these changes can result in serious problems for the elderly. One of the consequences caused by these changes is the loss of appetite, which causes a smaller quantity of nutrients, vitamins and minerals intake. To fill this deficiency of vitamins and minerals this population often opts for a multivitamin/mineral supplement that is made up of many of the essential vitamins to the body in amounts close to the dose of recommended daily intake. They also look for food supplements to help in the treatments for some kinds of illness they could possibly have or even just to prevent them. It has been noticed that the consumption of food supplements by the elderly is increasing and they are also the age group who most acquires this type of products. However, it has also been found that most of the times they purchase supplements without supervision from a health care provide which can lead to serious consequences resulting from interactions with drug therapies. However, there are some supplements with unhealthy consequences which could cause some negative events. As a health professional who is in daily contact with the patients, the pharmacist has a very important role advising about this type of products. A number of studies still need to be carried out in the future in order to prove the benefits of certain supplements to the health of older people and their safety.

Relatório de Estágio do Mestrado Integrado em Ciências Farmacêuticas apresentado à Faculdade de Farmácia

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Suplementos alimentares, Idosos, Elderly, Food supplements, Vitamins and minerals, Vitaminas e minerais

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