Nutrition education for the healthy elderly population: isn't it time?

Full Abstract

In the United States, people are living longer, healthier lives. A major goal of our public health system is to maintain health among successful agers and prevent or delay chronic disease morbidity. Major strides are being made in identifying the dietary needs of elderly people that are different from those of younger adults. However, nutrition education programs to promote those dietary needs have lagged behind. This report reviews dietary needs, demographic information, and recent nutrition policies for older adults as a basis for nutrition education programs. This report suggests that it is time to keep pace with recent findings and develop national and state-sponsored programs that will provide nutrition education and information transference to older people in the communities.

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Author information

Author/s: Sahyoun, Nadine R (NR);

Affiliation: Department of Nutrition and Food Science, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA. ns91(-atsign-)umail.umd.edu

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: Journal of nutrition education and behavior (J Nutr Educ Behav), published in Canada. (Language: eng)

Reference: -2002 Mar-Apr; vol 34 Suppl 1 (issue ) : pp S42-7

Dates: Created 2002/06/05; Completed 2002/08/16; Revised 2008/11/21;

PMID: 12047828, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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Male
Nutrition Policy
Nutritional Physiological Phenomena - education
Nutritional Requirements
United States

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