A preliminary investigation of the food intake patterns and beliefs among independent living elderly residents in a continuing care retirement center

Journal of Nutrition for the Elderly

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 29-38

  Cluskey, Mary ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dietary variety; Food intake; Independent elderly; Meal patterns

Indexed keywords

EID: 84984403130     PISSN: 01639366     EISSN: 15408566     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J052v20n03_03     Document Type: Article

References (11)

1. American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging. The Continuing Care Retirement Communities 1998 Profile. Price Waterhouse Coopers, 1999.
2. Bowman SA, Lino M, Gerrior SA, Basiotis PP. The healthy eating index, 1994-6. Family Economics and Nutrition Review, 1998; 11:(3), 2-14.
3. Buttriss J. Review: Nutrition in older people-the findings of a national study. Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, 1999; 12:461-466.
4. Drewnowski A, Ahlstrom-Henderson S, Driscoll A, Rolls B. The dietary variety score:assessing diet quality in healthy and younger adults. Journal of The American Dietetic Association, 1997; 97:(3), 266-270.
5. Houston D, Johnson MA, Poon LW, Clayton GM. Individual foods and food group patterns of the oldest old. Journal of Nutrition for the Elderly, 1994; 13:(4), 5-23.
6. Klein GL, Kita K, Fish J, Sinkus B, Jensen GL. Nutrition and health for older persons in rural American: A managed care model. Journal of The American Dietetic Association, 1997; 97:(8), 885-888.
7. Koehler KM. The New Mexico aging process study. Nutrition Reviews, 1994; 52:(8), S34-S37.
8. Krebs-Smith SM, Cleveland LE, Ballard-Barbash R, Cook DA, Kahle, LL. Charac-terizing food intake patterns of American adults. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 1997; 65:(supplement), 1264S-1268S.
9. National Live Stock and Meat Board. Eating in America today: A dietary pattern and intake report/Edition II (EAT II), 1994.
10. Pyramid Servings Data Results from USDA’s 1995 and 1996 Continuing Survey of Food Intakes by Individuals. Washington DC: USDA Food Survey Research Group and Agr. Research Serv., Dec 1997. (WWW document) URL http:\\ www.barc.usda.gov/bhnrc/foodsurvey/home.htn
11. Ryan AS, Craig LD, Finn SC. Nutrient intakes and dietary patterns of older Americans: A national survey. Journal of Gerontology: MEDICAL SCIENCES, 1992; 47:(5), M145-M150.