Body mass index and intake of macronutrients in the elderly
The main cause of cardiovascular disease and high rates of overweight, and obesity and malnutrition is inadequate foodconsumption. Age above 60 years is marked by bodily changes, problems associated with teething, gastrointestinal and psychological that may reflect the nutritional status. A healthy...
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| Formato: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2014 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Recursos: | Instituto Brasileiro de Ensino e Pesquisa em Fisiologia do Exercício (IBPEFEX) |
| Repositorio: | Revista brasileira de obesidade, nutrição e emagrecimento |
| Idioma: | portugués |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.www.rbone.com.br:article/338 |
| Acesso em linha: | https://www.rbone.com.br/index.php/rbone/article/view/338 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palavra-chave: | Elderly Nutritional status Body mass index Nutrients Anciano Estados nutricionales Indice de masa corporal Nutrientes Anziano Stato nutrizionale Indice di massa corporea Nutrienti Idosos Estado nutricional Índice de massa corporal |
| Resumo: | The main cause of cardiovascular disease and high rates of overweight, and obesity and malnutrition is inadequate foodconsumption. Age above 60 years is marked by bodily changes, problems associated with teething, gastrointestinal and psychological that may reflect the nutritional status. A healthy diet should be varied, balanced in order to meet the energy and nutritional needs of the individual. The aim of this study was to evaluate the intake of macronutrients and link to nutritional status. UnATI through the 24-hour recall and the body mass index -22 elderly of the Open University of the Third Age were evaluated. As a result, we found that 76.9% of the elderly have less than the required consumption, 63.64% have to be eutrophic. |
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