Meeting the Dietary Needs of Older Adults

Meeting the Dietary Needs of Older Adults

EnglishPaperback / softback
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
National Academies Press
EAN: 9780309442275
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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.

Table of Contents
  • Front Matter
  • 1 Introduction and Background
  • 2 Emerging Insights (Physiological)
  • 3 Emerging Insights (Ecological)
  • 4 National Programs Addressing Dietary Needs of the Older Population
  • 5 Role of Community and the Food Sector
  • 6 Potential Research Priorities and Gaps
  • Appendix A: Workshop Agenda
  • Appendix B: Acronyms
  • Appendix C: Speaker Biosketches
  • Appendix D: Planning Committee Biosketches
EAN 9780309442275
ISBN 0309442273
Binding Paperback / softback
Publisher National Academies Press
Publication date August 13, 2016
Pages 154
Language English
Dimensions 229 x 152
Country United States
Authors Food and Nutrition Board; Health and Medicine Division; National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Editors Oria Maria; Rodgers Anne Brown
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