Nutritional assessment and associated factors in the elderly: a population-based cross-sectional study

• Approximately half of the elderlies (48.4%) were at nutritional risk.• Lack of complete oral rehabilitation was associated with nutritional risk.• Lack of access to the dentist were associated to higher nutrition risk.

Source: Nutrition - March 30, 2018 Category: Nutrition Authors: Luciana M.B. Stoffel, Francisco Wilker M.G. Muniz, Paulo R.G. Colussi, Cassiano K. R ösing, Eliane L. Colussi Source Type: research