Older Adults Need Guidance to Meet Nutritional Recommendations

Journal of the American College of Nutrition

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 628-640

  Foote, Janet A ^a   Giuliano, Anna R ^a,b   Harris, Robin B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dietary reference intakes; Estimated average requirement; Food Guide Pyramid; Modified Food Guide Pyramid; Older adults; Recommended dietary allowances; Seniors; Supplement use; Tolerable upper limit

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; CALCIUM; FOLIC ACID; RETINOL; VITAMIN D;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; FRUIT; GRAIN; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PROTEIN INTAKE; REFERENCE VALUE; SEX DIFFERENCE; VEGETABLE; VITAMIN INTAKE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MICRONUTRIENTS; MIDDLE AGE; MINERALS; NUTRITION POLICY; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; NUTRITIVE VALUE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; VITAMINS;

EID: 0033819313     PISSN: 07315724     EISSN: 15411087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07315724.2000.10718961     Document Type: Article

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