TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Defining Adequate Nutrition for Older Adults
A1  - Yukawa, Michi
A2  - Williams, Brie A.
A2  - Chang, Anna
A2  - Ahalt, Cyrus
A2  - Chen, Helen
A2  - Conant, Rebecca
A2  - Landefeld, C. Seth
A2  - Ritchie, Christine
A2  - Yukawa, Michi
PY  - 2014
T2  - Current Diagnosis & Treatment: Geriatrics, 2e
AB  - Weight  loss  and  malnutrition  are  common  in  older  adults.  Previous  studies  have  reported  that  17%  to  65%  of  hospitalized  geriatric  patients  and  up  to  59%  of  geriatric  residents  in  institutions  suffered  from  malnutrition.  Over  the  past  15  years,  however,  obesity  in  older  adults  has  increased.  Despite  an  overall  weight  increase,  obese  older  patients  lose  lean  mass  and  remain  at  risk  for  functional  decline  and  other  medical  complications  much  as  do  older  adults  with  involuntary  weight  loss.  There  remains  controversy  regarding  the  appropriateness  of  advocating  for  weight  loss  in  older  adults  with  body  mass  index  (BMI)  greater  than  35,  which  is  discussed  later  in  this  chapter.  
SN  - 
PB  - McGraw-Hill Education
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/18
UR  - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1100070159
ER  -