Nutrition

A9780309442275 — Paperback / softback. New. 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. paperback