Meeting the dietary needs of older adults exploring the impact of the physical, social, and cultural environment : workshop summary

Older adults are a growing demographic group in the United States, and a range of physical, social, financial, and cultural factors affect their nutritional status. Metabolic and physiologic changes that accompany normal aging modify the nutritional requirements of older adults. An examination of ev...

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Main Author: Rodgers, Anne Brown
Corporate Authors: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.) Food and Nutrition Board, Meeting the Dietary Needs of Older Adults (Workshop) (2015, Washington, D.C.)
Other Authors: Oria, Maria ([rapporteur])
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC National Academies Press [2016], 2016
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Collection: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:Older adults are a growing demographic group in the United States, and a range of physical, social, financial, and cultural factors affect their nutritional status. Metabolic and physiologic changes that accompany normal aging modify the nutritional requirements of older adults. An examination of evidence is needed to better understand how nutritional status is associated with aging and risk of mortality or chronic disease among older adults. Underpinning many, if not most, nutritional problems in older adults is socioeconomic status. Therefore, understanding access challenges to healthy food, including geographic, financial, and transportation barriers, also is needed to better understand how to meet the nutritional needs of older adults. On October 28-29, 2015, the Food and Nutrition Board convened a workshop, Meeting the Dietary Needs of Older Adults, in Washington, DC. Participants examined factors in the physical, social, and cultural environment that affect the ability of older adults to meet their daily dietary needs. This report summarizes the presentations and discussions from the workshop
Physical Description:1 PDF file (x, 143 pages) illustrations
ISBN:9780309442275
0309442273