Geographic conditioning in dietary, social and health patterns in elderly population with disabilities

Social welfare policies alongside a healthy lifestyle have increased the life expectancy of the elderly population. 71.4 years old was the average life expectancy at birth of the global population in 2015 but reached 82 years old in European countries [1]. However, this healthier status of the elderly population is associated with multi-morbidity [2], poly-pharmacy [3], as well as functional limitations that restrict personal autonomy to carry out activities of daily living [
4
]. The incidence of functional limitations generates disabilities that require social assistance and affect both quality of life and diet [5], thus precipitating a decline in physical functioning with or without mental frailty [2].

Source: Nutrition - June 19, 2018 Category: Nutrition Authors: Manuel Lozano, Lara Manyes, Juanjo Peir ó, Francisco Montes Source Type: research