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rition disorders in the elderly living period problemi in izzivi v prehrani starostnikov | nutrition problems and challenges in the elderly
Monika Brglez1, Tamara Poklar Vatovec2, Nadja Plazar3
1 Srednja zdravstvena šola Celje, Ipavčeva 10, 3000 Celje, Slovenia
2 University of Primorska, Faculty of Health Sciences, Polje 42, 6310 Izola, Slovenia
3 Alma Mater Europaea - ECM, Slovenska ulica 17, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia
Introduction: A healthy and balanced diet is an important factor in a healthy
lifestyle in all age groups. It is important to be aware that dietary needs change
with age and adjust the daily diet regime accordingly. The purpose of this paper
is to review existing research in the field of malnutrition of the elderly, present
the most common nutritional disorders and the causes for them in order to
prevent malnutrition and to reduce the morbidity among the elderly and thus
maintain or improve nutritional status.
Methods: A descriptive method of working with a review of domestic and for-
eign professional literature in the database EBSCOhost, PubMed, Web of Sci-
ence, Wiley and the shared bibliographic-catalogue database (COBIB.SI) was
used.
Results: In the literature review, it was found that in older age frequently oc-
curs dietary and metabolic disorders, which are the cause of a poor quality of
life in the late life.
Discussion and conclusions: There are many reasons for insufficient food in-
take for older people, but appropriate education and awareness programs and
timely, appropriate identification of malnourished individuals and those with
risk of malnutrition, can help reduce the frequency of nutrition disorders.
Keywords: healthy nutrition of the elderly, malnutrition of the elderly,
prevention of malnutrition, nutrition disorders
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Monika Brglez1, Tamara Poklar Vatovec2, Nadja Plazar3
1 Srednja zdravstvena šola Celje, Ipavčeva 10, 3000 Celje, Slovenia
2 University of Primorska, Faculty of Health Sciences, Polje 42, 6310 Izola, Slovenia
3 Alma Mater Europaea - ECM, Slovenska ulica 17, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia
Introduction: A healthy and balanced diet is an important factor in a healthy
lifestyle in all age groups. It is important to be aware that dietary needs change
with age and adjust the daily diet regime accordingly. The purpose of this paper
is to review existing research in the field of malnutrition of the elderly, present
the most common nutritional disorders and the causes for them in order to
prevent malnutrition and to reduce the morbidity among the elderly and thus
maintain or improve nutritional status.
Methods: A descriptive method of working with a review of domestic and for-
eign professional literature in the database EBSCOhost, PubMed, Web of Sci-
ence, Wiley and the shared bibliographic-catalogue database (COBIB.SI) was
used.
Results: In the literature review, it was found that in older age frequently oc-
curs dietary and metabolic disorders, which are the cause of a poor quality of
life in the late life.
Discussion and conclusions: There are many reasons for insufficient food in-
take for older people, but appropriate education and awareness programs and
timely, appropriate identification of malnourished individuals and those with
risk of malnutrition, can help reduce the frequency of nutrition disorders.
Keywords: healthy nutrition of the elderly, malnutrition of the elderly,
prevention of malnutrition, nutrition disorders
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