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Chlormethiazole/therapeutic use , Aged , Chlormethiazole/blood , Drug Synergism , Female , Furosemide/blood , Furosemide/therapeutic use , HumansABSTRACT
Intakes of calcium, iron, potassium, and magnesium are reported for 77 men and 187 women aged 65 and over and living at home in N. Glasgow. Calcium intakes were below the national average. The importance of milk as a source of calcium and the relevance of calcium intake to bone disease in old age are discussed. Iron intakes were probably adequate, but those of potassium and magnesium may well be below optimum levels.
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Minerals , Nutritional Physiological Phenomena , Aged , Animals , Calcium, Dietary , Eating , Female , Humans , Iron , Magnesium , Male , Milk , Potassium , Scotland , United KingdomABSTRACT
Two indices of the possibility of malnutrition were constructed from the number of nutrients (up to 10) taken in amounts below recommended levels (index A) or below specified lower levels (index B). Values for these indices were determined from nutritional data for 264 old people living at home. High values for both indices were significantly related to the amount spent on food per week, the taken ing of 7 or fewer hot meals per week, and the presence of physical disability, but not to social class, living alone, or presence of a psychiatric diagnosis. The amount spent on food per week, taking 7 or fewer hot meals per week, and physical disability, are thus possible pointers to malnutrition in the elderly at home and may be useful for screening purposes.
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Aged , Nutrition Disorders/diagnosis , Nutritional Physiological Phenomena , Nutritional Requirements , Ascorbic Acid/administration & dosage , Calcium, Dietary/administration & dosage , Diet , Dietary Proteins/administration & dosage , Female , Humans , Iron/administration & dosage , Male , Mental Disorders/complications , Nicotinic Acids/administration & dosage , Potassium/administration & dosage , Riboflavin/administration & dosage , Scotland , Social Class , Thiamine/administration & dosage , Vitamin D/administration & dosageABSTRACT
The vitamin intakes of 77 men and 187 women aged 65 and over living at home were studied using seven-day dietary records. Intakes of ascorbic acid were below 10 mg/day in 5 per cent 25 per cent of men and 33 per cent of women took less than 50 i.u./day of vitamin D. Intakes of other vitamins (vitamin A, thiamine, riboflavin, nicotinic acid, pyridoxine, and folate) were, in general, adequate, except for small numbers of subjects. The findings are compared with those of the Panel on Nutrition of the Elderly (1972).
