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Nutrition in Elderly
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Study notes for Study Unit 9: Nutrition in Elderly
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Nutrition in Elderly
Important nutritional requirements
For bone health
Calcium
Vitamin D
Vitamin C
Immunity & absorption
Recommend foods that are wasier to eat
Physcial changes that make it difficult to each requirements
dental decay - no tough foods
become forgetful
cannot move and buy grocery
lost ability to see/hear
Spectrum of aging (NB)
Gerontology
Study of normal aging
Derived from science
Biology
Physiology
Sociology
Focus on
Health promotion
Disease prevention
Risk reduction
Geriatrics
Study of (chronic) diseases frequently associated with aging
Geriatric nutrition (MNT)
Hospitals, homes, communities
Theories of aging
no single theorie explains
1% Rule (NB)
1% organ function lost every year of 30
Categories
Predetermination
Built-in mechanisms that determine again + death
Accumulated damage
Systemic damage
over time
Nutrition & Longevity
Improve quality of life
Prevent/manage NCDs
Improve everyday wellbeing
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