Nutritional status, grip strength, and immune function in institutionalized elderly

Elderly people are prone to vitamin deficiencies and malnutrition. This is probably due to a decline of basal metabolic rate and lean body mass as well as reduction in physical activity and total food consumption. The authors studied a group of elderly institutionalized men and women. Their food int...

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Published inInternational journal for vitamin and nutrition research Vol. 59; no. 1; pp. 20 - 28
Main Authors Suboticanec, K, Stavljenic, A, Bilic-Pesic, L, Gorajscan, M, Gorajscan, D, Brubacher, G, Buzina, R
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Switzerland 1989
Subjects
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Anthropometry
blood plasma
Diet
Energy Intake
Female
Humans
Hypersensitivity, Delayed - immunology
immune response
Immunity, Cellular
Institutionalization
Male
men
Muscle Contraction
muscles
nutrient intake
Nutritional Status
strength
vitamin supplements
vitamins
Vitamins - administration & dosage
zinc
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Summary:Elderly people are prone to vitamin deficiencies and malnutrition. This is probably due to a decline of basal metabolic rate and lean body mass as well as reduction in physical activity and total food consumption. The authors studied a group of elderly institutionalized men and women. Their food intake was recorded and certain essential minerals and vitamins found in their blood were measured. The effects of vitamin supplementation on grip strength and immunocompetence were analyzed.
ISSN:0300-9831