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Dietary and nutrient intake of 25 elderly males above the age of 71 years

   

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Running head: NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT OF ELDERLY MALESNUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT OF ELDERLY MALESName of the studentName of the authorAuthor Note

1NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT OF ELDERLY MALESExecutive SummaryA balanced diet is essential to maintain the health of all individuals including the elderly. Thisreport describes the dietary and nutrient intake of 25 elderly males above the age of 71 years.The food frequency questionnaire tool was used to determine their dietary intakes. Analysis oftheir dietary intakes revealed excess consumption of carbohydrates, proteins, cholesterol, amongothers. They also showed deficiencies in dietary fiber intake, calcium, thiamin, folic acid, amongothers. Various deficiency diseases like the cardiovascular diseases, neurological diseases canoccur in these elderly males. Moreover, increased carbohydrates, cholesterol and sugars can giverise to diabetes and obesity in the elderly. Certain recommendations were made in their diet toprevent the risk of developing these diseases.

2NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT OF ELDERLY MALESTable of Contents1.Introduction............................................................................................................................32.Discussion................................................................................................................................32.1.Interpretation of dietary analysis results...........................................................................32.2.Implications of nutrient deficiency or excess...................................................................52.3.Recommendations.............................................................................................................63.Conclusion...............................................................................................................................74.Reference list...........................................................................................................................9

3NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT OF ELDERLY MALES1.IntroductionNutrition plays a significant role in the development of a human being from infancy toadulthood. Consumption of a balanced diet regularly is important for maintenance of good healthand well-being of the individual. Every individual requires a daily intake of carbohydrates, fat,proteins, vitamins and minerals to lead a healthy and problem free lifestyle. However, researchhas shown that compared to the younger generation, the adults or the elderly people require morenutrients in order to lead a healthy life. Diet and nutrition play an important role in variousmedical conditions (Sizer et al., 2012). These medical conditions include coronary heart disease,arthrosclerosis, obesity, hypertension, type 2 diabetes, anaemia, osteoporosis, among others(Murray & Lopez, 2012).This report focuses on the nutritional intake of a group of 25 elderly males in a nursinghome. They are more than seventy-five years of age. The food frequency questionnaire tool wasused to determine the daily nutritional intake of the elderly males in the nursing home. This report at first focuses on the interpretation of the dietary analysis results. Then, itdiscusses the nutrient deficiencies and excesses. Finally, it identifies the main food sourcesproviding the nutrients and describes the implications of nutrient deficiencies in the elderly.Some recommendations are also made on the dietary intake of the elderly males in the nursinghome.

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