Prevalence of malnutrition, particularly undernutrition, increases with advancing age, and
patients with hip fracture are often particularly malnourished and/or undernourished …

As the number of older people is growing rapidly worldwide and the fact that elderly people
are also apparently living longer, dementia, the most common cause of cognitive impairment …

Ageing is associated with impaired immune responses and increased infection-related
morbidity. This study assessed the effect of physiological amounts of vitamins and trace …

Objective and methods: The desired weights and dieting behavior of a sample of 1,053
women aged 30–74 years in the general population of Geneva, Switzerland, were explored …

Objectives: To evaluate, in an elderly population, whether poor oral status might be a
contributing factor to the development of undernutrition and might be associated with less …

OBJECTIVE: We investigated the prevalence of malnutrition in a sample of hospitalized
patients in Argentina. METHODS: A random population-based sample of 1000 inpatients in …

Objectives: To assess the effect of recent widowhood on weight, dietary intake, and habits.
Methods: Participants included 58 recently widowed elderly subjects and 58 married …

There are physical, mental, social and environmental changes which take place with ageing;
for example, decreased physical activity, increase in body fat, decrease in lean body mass …

Objectives: This study examines whether oral health‐related quality of life (OHRQoL) is
associated with malnutrition risk in the elderly. Methods: A cross‐sectional study was …

Anorexia of aging (AA, ie., loss of appetite and/or reduction of food intake with aging) is an
important public health issue. It leads to unintentional weight loss, which is an independent …