Aging and nutrition needs
Introduction
In the elderly, nutritional status requires particular attention to older adults, determining a correct or incorrect food, there is myths about elderly feeding, inappropriate food can increase the vulnerability of the immune system, risk of infections, muscle atrophy,weakness, bone increase, the quality of life of an older adult is getting worse since it has other pathologies.
Developing
Malnutrition is not linked to the aging process and their knowledge of the different risk factors is presented by patients with psychic disorders, anorexia nervosa, people who pass long periods in bed, alteration in the chewing and swallowing of foodDry, diarrhea, dyspepsia.
Older adults decrease or losing appetite, there is a reduction of meat, vegetables, and fruits increase what sugars and cereals are sometimes their nutritional intake can be 1/3 of the daily need in each meal, it can cause dry skin, high risk of ulcers due to pressure, reduced mobility or immobility, weakness, fatigue, weight loss.
Water is the need for adequate intake since it is important in all ages, especially in childhood and advanced age (older adult) when an old man has an lower amount of water in his body composition and a lower amount of regulation is aThrough thirst and this can cause dehydration, attention must be paid in the contribution of liquids and attend to correct hydration in older adults since their loss of water and their need for intake can be passed inadvertently, water intakeIn an adult it must be between 1- 1.5 ml of water or drink liquid.
Hunger can be translated into a lower total energy expenditure, AF, and decrease in intake, in metabolism older adults their fast is more marked with greater feeling of hunger, a minimum amount of food and water is needed to calm hungerAnd thirst.
Conclusions
The feed of an adult must be balanced, the fact of seeday.
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