Nutrition Risk Assessment in Ageing
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Applied Biosciences and Bioengineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 July 2019) | Viewed by 107
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Nutrition is a major determinant of health and wellbeing in old age; however, people tend to eat less as they get older as a result of a range of psychosocial and physiological factors. Depression and isolation are major contributors to weight loss in older people due to a reduced appetite, ability and motivation to procure and prepare food. As eating is facilitated by companionship those who have lost a spouse and who live alone are at higher risk. Physiological factors include reduced physical function, visual impairment, poor dentition, and gastrointestinal changes. A reduction in body weight and a loss of lean body mass may result in an increased risk of sarcopenia, osteoporosis, frailty, falls, and fractures and an overall increased risk of morbidity and mortality. Nutrition risk screening to identify those at risk of malnutrition offers an opportunity to intervene before malnutrition occurs. Early intervention to address risk factors can improve nutrition status, quality of life, and may provide benefits of improving health and maintaining independence.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Carol Wham
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Malnutrition
- Screening tools
- Older adults
- Successful ageing
- Nutrition assessment
- Unintentional weight loss
- Risk factors
