Nutrition in the elderly. frequently asked questions

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 108, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1252-1266

  John, Bijo K ^a   Bullock, Melvin ^a   Brenner, Lacie ^a   McGaw, Camille ^a   Scolapio, James S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; ANABOLIC AGENT; APPETITE STIMULANT; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CHOLESTEROL; COLECALCIFEROL; HEMOGLOBIN; MEGESTROL ACETATE; PREALBUMIN; PREBIOTIC AGENT; PROBIOTIC AGENT; SOMATOMEDIN; TRACE ELEMENT;

ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ANOREXIA; BODY COMPOSITION; CALORIC INTAKE; CALORIC RESTRICTION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CYANOCOBALAMIN DEFICIENCY; DECREASED APPETITE; DENTITION; DEPRESSION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ENTERIC FEEDING; FAILURE TO THRIVE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GASTROINTESTINAL ABSORPTION; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC PATIENT; GRIP STRENGTH; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MACRONUTRIENT; MALNUTRITION; MUSCLE MASS; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NOTE; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; OVERNUTRITION; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SARCOPENIA; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; NUTRITION DISORDERS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84881136265     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: 15720241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ajg.2013.125     Document Type: Note

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