Preventive nutrition in old age - a review
Steen, B.
Journal of Nutrition Health and Aging 4(2): 114-119
2000
ISSN/ISBN: 1279-7707 PMID: 10842424 Document Number: 515739
Preventive nutrition in the elderly is reviewed also from points of view of the concepts of prevention, nutrition and old age, respectively. The demographic, medical, psychosocial and other differences between individuals of the same age but belonging to different birth cohorts are emphasized, as well as the need for a multifactorial preventive approach. The interaction between dietary aspects and physical activity is discussed, and it is also pointed out that risk indicators and risk factors may be different in old age compared to middle life. Finally, public health aspects and "hospital malnutrition" are dealt with in this review.