Weight loss and metabolic changes in dementia.
Weight loss is common in elderly people with dementia, particularly those with Alzheimer s disease, and feeding difficulties are major issues in their care in the later stages of their disease. This review summarizes data from cross-sectional and longitudinal studies of weight changes with dementia, physiologic aspects of the metabolic and nutritional changes in dementia, and treatment strategies to minimize weight loss.
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San Y
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Department of Medicine, Hebrew Rehabilitation Center for Aged and Gerontology Division, Beth Israel Deaconess Medicial Center, Boston, Massachusetts 02131, USA. wang@mail.hrca.harvard.edu
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000378:metabolism / Q000503:physiopathology; D001066:Appetite; D001823:Body Composition; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003704:Dementia / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000503:physiopathology; D004734:Energy Metabolism; D004750:Enteral Nutrition; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D009735:Nursing Homes; D015431:Weight Loss / Q000502:physiology