title: Dietary guidance for the elderly.
abstract: General recommendations about nutritional adequacy and diets for health promotion must be adapted to the individual needs of elderly patients. Medical and nutritional status, food practices, and social and economic factors must be considered in providing nutritional care.
authors.affiliation: Department of Community and Preventive Medicine, Medical College of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Sutnick
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology*; D001835:Body Weight; D004032:Diet; D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates; D004041:Dietary Fats; D004044:Dietary Proteins; D004734:Energy Metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008903:Minerals; D014815:Vitamins
chemical_list: D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates; D004041:Dietary Fats; D004044:Dietary Proteins; D008903:Minerals; D014815:Vitamins