Nutrition and ageing. A general overview
Section: Health and quality of life
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Cabrera Torres E, March Vila G, Zabalegui Yarnoz A, Fortuny Roger M. Nutrición y envejecimiento. Una visión general. Metas de Enferm jun 2005; 8(5): 16-22
Authors
1Esther Cabrera Torres, 2Gemma March Vila, 3Adelaida Zabalegui Yarnoz, 4Montserrat Fortuny Roger
Position
1Profesora Adjunta. Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud. Área Enfermería Comunitaria. Universidad Internacional de Cataluña, Barcelona.2Profesora Asociada. Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud. Área Enfermería Comunitaria. Universidad Internacional de Cataluña.3Directora de Enfermería. Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud. Área Enfermería Comunitaria. Universidad Internacional de Cataluña.4Médico de Atención Primaria. CAP Manso, Barcelona.
Contact address
Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud. Universidad Internacional de Cataluña. C/Josep Trueta, s/n. 08190 Sant Cugat del Vallès (Barcelona).
Contact email: ecabrera@csc.unica.edu
Abstract
The ageing of the population is an inevitable occurrence in all countries. The fact that after 2005 the growth of the Spanish population will be negative demonstrates the importance of ensuring a good quality of life of the elderly population. It is foreseen that by 2015, 18,5% of the Catalan population will be over the age of 65, hence the well-known problems associated with ageing should be taken into account when establishing the nutritional requirements of these people. To assume the biological changes derived from ageing means to adapt the needs to the response of the body when confronted with the different situations. A decreased metabolism and inadequate nutrition can trigger serious health problems that compromise the quality of life of the aged. Nutritional programs aimed at this population group must take into account these changes so that they may be adapted to the nutritional needs of each individual.
Keywords:
nutrition; ageing; quality of lifebiological changes
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