Assessment of the energy expenditure of Belgian nursing home residents using indirect calorimetry

Nutrition is an important element of health in the older population and affects the ageing process [5,8]. Over the past decade, the importance of nutritional status has been increasingly recognized in a variety of morbid conditions including impaired muscle function, cancer, heart disease, and dementia in persons over the age of 65 [11,29]. However, according to data pooled from twenty-four data sets, the prevalence of malnutrition is high and affects 22.8% of older adults. This is increased in the nursing home setting [19,21].

Source: Nutrition - June 14, 2018 Category: Nutrition Authors: F. Buckinx, N. Paquot, M. Fadeur, L. Bacus, J.Y. Reginster, S. Allepaerts, J. Petermans, S. Biquet, O. Bruy ère Source Type: research