[Involutional peculiarities of digestion and resorption--deduction of preventive and therapeutic needs].
First indication of an age-related alteration of digestive tract can be proseed an age of fourty. In healthy elderly man functional capacity of nutritions is lowered. Normally the digestive capacity will be sufficient provided a reasonable nourishment. Usually the intestinal absorptive capacity tends to decrease in the elderly. But following delayed intestinal transit of nutritients absorption to a certain degree can occur sufficiently. Considering the nutrition of elderly people recommendations are given.
D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D004066:Digestive System Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005769:Gastrointestinal Motility; D006801:Humans; D007408:Intestinal Absorption; D009751:Nutritional Requirements
Involutive Besonderheiten der Digestion und Resorption--Ableitung präventiver und therapeutischer Notwendigkeiten.