[Dentures and food selection. A survey in elderly women].
Having complete dentures can have a negative influence on dietary intake and dietary composition, which can lead to an unhealthy situation, particularly for the elderly. In order to get more information on this subject, 86 women between 54 and 74 years old, who were treated at an university clinic, completed questionnaires about their chewing of and preference for various foodstuffs. From the results of this study the dietary intake of dietary fibres, protein and iron appeared to be lower in women with complete dentures. After correction for the total intake of energy these differences disappeared. The former group also indicated that they had more difficulties chewing bread, tough and soft meat, raw vegetables, apples and snacks. No differences were found concerning preference.
Scheffers
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Vakgroep Humane Voeding, Landbouwuniversiteit, postbus 8129, 6700 EV Wageningen.
ter Wee
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van Staveren
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Stafleu
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D000368:Aged; D003824:Denture, Complete / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004032:Diet; D004034:Diet Surveys; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D005518:Food Preferences; D006801:Humans; D008409:Mastication / Q000502:physiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009426:Netherlands; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires