ABSTRACT
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.
Subject(s)
Minerals , Nutritional Physiological Phenomena , Aged , Animals , Calcium, Dietary , Eating , Female , Humans , Iron , Magnesium , Male , Milk , Potassium , Scotland , United KingdomABSTRACT
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).
