RESUMEN
This study was done as a part of national survey to assess the nutritional status of elderly population aged 65 years and above. The sample was selected from geriatric homes in different governorates; namely, Cairo, Alexandria, Port-Said, Gharbia, Fayoum and Aswan. The total number of the sample was 876 [328 males and 548 female]. The results showed that underweight was more prevalent among males than females, while the opposite was observed regarding obesity with highly significant difference between both sexes. Data on food consumption were collected using the 24 hours recall method. The results showed that protein and micronutrient consumption were less than their RDA. The shortage from the RDA was observed mostly in antioxidant consumption of both males and females as median values of vitamin E representing 28% and 21.30%, vitamin C [66.7% and 66.71%] and zinc [42.86% and 51.02%] of their standard requirements. The results emphasize the importance of applying better nutritional programs in geriatric homes to improve the quality of life for those sector of the population