title: Nutrition in the elderly: An overview.
abstract: Older people develop special nutritional requirements and acquire dietary habits that put them at increased risk of various nutritional deficits. Aging and nutritional decays act in conjunction with diseases, medications, and economic constraints to diminish overall health in elderly patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health, University of Medicine and Dentistry, New Jersey, Newark, NJ, USA.
authors.forename: Herman
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Baker
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology*; D004032:Diet; D006801:Humans; D009751:Nutritional Requirements