Dietary Practices Of Elderly

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Dietary practices of elderly. The nutritional knowledge and attitudes toward food and nutrition of sixty four non institutionalized elderly persons were surveyed. Maintaining optimal health and well being in the older adult requires understanding of how physiologic changes influence nutritional status familiarity with the available validated tools to assess status identification of factors predisposing older adults to malnutrition and evidence based practice regarding the nutritional needs of this age group. If you or someone you care for is having trouble getting proper nutrition here are some practical tips. J am geriatr soc.

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Improving dietary practices of elderly individuals. Nutritional knowledge attitudes and dietary practices of the elderly. The body mass index weight loss within the last 6 months the mini nutritional assessment mna or the subjective global assessment sga.