| The nutritional pattern of frailty - Proceedings from the 5th Italian Congress of Endocrinology of Aging, Parma, Italy, 27-28 March 2009. | |
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PMID: 19909201 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Frailty has become one of the 'hot spots' in geriatric research. Frailty has multifactorial origin, and is regarded as a fundamental risk factor for deteriorating health status and disability in elderly people and is highly prevalent in the population above the age 65. It is estimates that prevalence rates up to 27% and pre-frailty rates up to 50% qualify for the term "epidemic". Although the role of nutritional deficiency in the development of age-related frailty was suggested long ago, research conducted in this area is relatively recent. The critical role of micronutrients in this context suggests the need to improve the quality of food eaten by elderly people whereas quantity of food appears to be less relevant. This review summarizes the recent literature on the nutritional pathways to frailty with particular focus on the effect of energy, protein and micronutrients. |
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Authors:
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M J Kaiser; S Bandinelli; B Lunenfeld |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Review |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The aging male : the official journal of the International Society for the Study of the Aging Male Volume: 12 ISSN: 1473-0790 ISO Abbreviation: Aging Male Publication Date: 2009 Dec |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2009-11-13 Completed Date: 2010-01-28 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9808210 Medline TA: Aging Male Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 87-94 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Institute for Biomedicine of Aging, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, 90419 Nuremberg, Germany. dr-kaiser@web.de |
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Aged Aging / physiology Antioxidants / metabolism Congresses as Topic Female Frail Elderly Geriatric Assessment* Humans Italy Male Malnutrition / prevention & control* Micronutrients / metabolism |
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0/Antioxidants; 0/Micronutrients |
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