title: Nutrition Recommendations in Elderly and Aging.
abstract: Maintaining optimal health and well-being in the older adult requires understanding of how physiologic changes influence nutritional status, familiarity with the available validated tools to assess status, identification of factors predisposing older adults to malnutrition, and evidence-based practice regarding the nutritional needs of this age group. Evidence-based guidance on these core practice components is provided to the clinician in this article.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nutrition, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA. Electronic address: Hope.Barkoukis@case.edu.
authors.forename: Hope
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Barkoukis
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology*; D000855:Anorexia / Q000209:etiology; D015992:Body Mass Index; D003248:Constipation / Q000503:physiopathology; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology; D004734:Energy Metabolism; D005764:Gastroesophageal Reflux / Q000503:physiopathology; D065569:Gastrointestinal Absorption; D005769:Gastrointestinal Motility; D006801:Humans; D015596:Nutrition Assessment; D018673:Nutrition Policy; D009752:Nutritional Status; D055948:Sarcopenia / Q000209:etiology
keywords: Aging; Geriatric giants, nutrition and aging; Nutrition recommendations for older adults; Nutrition screening tools for older adults; Physiologic changes of aging