Nutrition for the Older Adult: An Overview

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Nutrition for the Older Adult An Overview

• M. Burns
• FCS 5151

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Session Outcomes

• Analyze trends in the aging population related to
  income, longevity, nutritional status, and
  educational background
• Define malnutrition
• Identify risk factors for malnutrition in the
  older population

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Class topics

• Defining the aging population
• Definition of malnutrition
• Risk factors of malnutrition
• Generalizations of nutritional status

• Assessing nutritional status
• Determining nutritional needs
• Combating and preventing malnutrition

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Who are talking about?

• 3 Different Populations
• Young-Old
• Old-Old
• Oldest-Old
• Fastest growing segment of the senior population

• Number is steadily increasing
• 2000 12.4 of population was 65
• 2030 projected 20

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What do you think?

• Analyze trends in the aging population related to
  longevity, and educational background
• What impact might these trends have on the
  nutritional status of older adults?

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Cycle of Malnutrition
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Risk Factors Influencing Nutrition Status of
Older Adults

• Socioeconomic
• Psychological
• Environmental
• Physiological
• Polypharmacy
• Nutrient needs

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Current Nutritional Status
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Assessing Nutritional Status

• Anthropometrics
• Biochemical
• Clinical
• Dietary
• Emotional
• Functional
• Medication

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Combating Malnutrition

• Independent living
• Institutionalized
• Somewhere in between