title: Research review: studies in the nutrition of elderly people with particular reference to essential trace elements.
abstract: Duplicate diet analysis, metabolic balance studies and the measurement of biochemical and haematological indices were used to assess the trace element and overall nutritional status of 24 apparently healthy and 20 housebound elderly subjects. The housebound subjects had suboptimal status (as compared with the healthy subjects) for nitrogen, zinc, copper, iron, selenium, calcium and phosphorus.
authors.affiliation: University Department of Geriatric Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Southampton General Hospital.
authors.forename: V W
authors.initials: VW
authors.lastname: Bunker
authors.forename: B E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Clayton
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D004032:Diet; D002149:Energy Intake; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009748:Nutrition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000378:metabolism; D009752:Nutritional Status; D014131:Trace Elements / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D014131:Trace Elements