Reference Module in Biomedical Research
Aging: Nutrition and the Older Adults
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Kravchenko, J
December 15, 2014
© 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.Aging and nutrition interact: aging influences nutrient requirements, their absorption and metabolism, and diet is a powerful risk factor for aging-associated diseases. Nutritional requirements in older adults differ from those in younger adults due to aging-associated conditions and diseases, drug-nutrient interactions, and social and economic factors. This is why the older adults require different amounts of vitamins, minerals and macronutrients. In this age group, malnutrition is a common, but frequently under-diagnosed condition, which interacts with illness to increase mortality. This is why the assessment of nutritional status is very important for them.
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Kravchenko, J. (2014). Aging: Nutrition and the Older Adults. In Reference Module in Biomedical Research. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-801238-3.02704-5
Kravchenko, J. “Aging: Nutrition and the Older Adults.” In Reference Module in Biomedical Research, 2014. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-801238-3.02704-5.
Kravchenko J. Aging: Nutrition and the Older Adults. In: Reference Module in Biomedical Research. 2014.
Kravchenko, J. “Aging: Nutrition and the Older Adults.” Reference Module in Biomedical Research, 2014. Scopus, doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-801238-3.02704-5.
Kravchenko J. Aging: Nutrition and the Older Adults. Reference Module in Biomedical Research. 2014.