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https://doi.org/10.3325/cmj.2020.61.180
Nutritional issues andconsiderations in the elderly: an update
Darija Vranešić Bender
; Unit of Clinical Nutrition, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Željko Krznarić
; Unit of Clinical Nutrition, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract
Nutritional aspects of some common clinical conditions of
older age are often neglected. Therefore, the aim of this
essay is to describe the prevalence, recognition, and gen-
eral management of four common and interrelated clini-
cal problems in the elderly: sarcopenia, dysphagia, chronic
wounds, and dementia. In the modern era of clinical nu-
trition tailored to elderly patients, we should encourage a
multidimensional personalized approach that includes as-
sessment, counseling, dietary modification, targeted oral
nutritional supplements, adjusted physical activity or ther-
apy, and psychosocial support
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253169
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Publication date:
14.6.2020.
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