The anorexia of aging: a problem not restricted to calorie intake.
Anorexia in the elderly may represent not only disorders of calorie intake but of macronutrient intake as well. Excessive consumption of carbohydrate at the expense of protein characterizes some mild depressive disorders and may result in an inadequate protein intake among elderly individuals suffering from such disorders.
Wurtman
J J
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Department of Brain and Cognitive Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge 02139.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology*; D000855:Anorexia / Q000503:physiopathology*; D001066:Appetite / Q000502:physiology; D003863:Depression / Q000503:physiopathology; D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates; D002149:Energy Intake; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D005518:Food Preferences; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009747:Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates