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The problem of malnutrition in the elderly is often ignored because it's dismissed as a natural decline associated with aging. Here's how you can help Malnutrition in the elderly is common but ...
Frailty can lead to increased risk of adverse side effects, complications, and mortality. [7] Older age by itself is not what defines frailty, it is however a syndrome found in older adults. Many adults over 65 are not living with frailty. [8] Frailty is not one specific disease, however is a combination of many factors.
Ish-Shalom et al. [69] performed a study in elderly women to compare the efficacy and safety of a daily dose of 1500 IU to a weekly dose of 10 500 IU and to a dose of 45 000 IU given every 28 days for two months. They concluded that supplementation with vitamin D can be equally achieved with daily, weekly, or monthly dosing frequencies.
As a result of these factors, malnutrition is seen to develop more easily in the elderly. [224] Rates of malnutrition tend to increase with age with less than 10 percent of the "young" elderly (up to age 75) malnourished, while 30 to 65 percent of the elderly in home care, long-term care facilities, or acute hospitals are malnourished. [225]
The term "calorie restriction" as used in the study of aging refers to dietary regimens that reduce calorie intake without incurring malnutrition. [1] If a restricted diet is not designed to include essential nutrients, malnutrition may result in serious deleterious effects, as shown in the Minnesota Starvation Experiment. [13]
In the same study, over 60% of pregnant women were deficient in vitamin B 12, which was considered to increase the risk of gestational and later diabetes in the mothers. [40] Increased longitudinal cohort studies or randomised controlled trials are required to understand the mechanisms between vitamin B 12 and metabolic outcomes, and to ...
People with malnutrition are at especially high risk for an electrolyte imbalance. Severe electrolyte imbalances must be treated carefully as there are risks with overcorrecting too quickly, which can result in arrhythmias , brain herniation , or refeeding syndrome depending on the cause of imbalance.
Signs of folate deficiency anemia most of the time are subtle. [4] Anemia (macrocytic, megaloblastic anemia) can be a sign of advanced folate deficiency in adults. [1] Folate deficiency anemia may result in feeling tired, weakness, changes to the color of the skin or hair, open sores on the mouth, shortness of breath, palpitations, lightheadedness, cold hands and feet, headaches, easy bleeding ...