ReviewThe journal of nutrition, health & aging2011
Nutrition in the age-related disablement process.
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- Micronutrient intakes and potential inadequacies of community-dwelling older adults: a systematic review.The British journal of nutrition · 2015Pooled it
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- Multifactorial assessment and targeted intervention in nutritional status among the older adults: a randomized controlled trial: the Octabaix study.BMC geriatrics · 2015Trial
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- Factors Associated with Dietary Diversity in Community-Dwelling Brazilian Older Adults.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Myokines and Biomarkers of Frailty in Older Inpatients with Undernutrition: A Prospective Study.The Journal of frailty & aging · 2024Article
- Exploring food insecurity and multimorbidity in Indian socially disadvantaged people: cross-sectional findings from LASI, 2017-18.BMC public health · 2023Article
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- Association between Intrinsic Capacity and Sarcopenia in Hospitalized Older Patients.The journal of nutrition, health & aging · 2023Article
- Sarcopenia, Obesity, Sarcopenic Obesity and Risk of Poor Nutritional Status in Polish Community-Dwelling Older People Aged 60 Years and Over.Nutrients · 2022Article
- Gut Microbiota Markers and Dietary Habits Associated with Extreme Longevity in Healthy Sardinian Centenarians.Nutrients · 2022Article
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- Guava Fruit andNutrients · 2022Article
- Nutritional Status According to the Short-Form Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA-SF) and Clinical Characteristics as Predictors of Length of Stay, Mortality, and Readmissions Among Older Inpatients in China: A National Study.Frontiers in nutrition · 2022Article
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- Predicting Malnutrition Risk with Data from Routinely Measured Clinical Biochemical Diagnostic Tests in Free-Living Older Populations.Nutrients · 2021Article
- Food Consumption and Characteristics Associated in a Brazilian Older Adult Population: A Cluster Analysis.Frontiers in nutrition · 2021Article
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12 authors at 9 institutions in 6 countries.
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Abstract
The transition from independence to disability in older adults is characterized by detectable changes in body composition and physical function. Epidemiologic studies have shown that weight loss, reduced caloric intake and the reduced intake of specific nutrients are associated with such changes. The mechanisms underlying these associations remain unclear, and different hypotheses have been suggested, including the reduction of the antioxidant effects of some nutrients. Changes in muscle mass and quality might play a central role in the pathway linking malnutrition, its biological and molecular consequences, and function. A different approach aims at assessing diets by dietary patterns, which capture intercorrelations of nutrients within a diet, rather than by selective foods or nutrients: epidemiologic evidence suggests that some types of diet, such as the Mediterranean diet, might prevent negative functional outcomes in older adults. However, despite a theoretical and empirical basis, intervention studies using nutritional supplementation have shown inconclusive results in preventing functional impairment and disability. The present work is the result of a review and consensus effort of a European task force on nutrition in the elderly, promoted by the International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics (IAGG) European Region. After the critical review of different aspects related to the role of nutrition in the transition from independence to disability, we propose future lines for research, including the determination of levels of inadequacy and target doses of supplements, the study of interactions (between nutrients within a diet and with other lifestyle aspects), and the association with functional outcomes.
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