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Under-nutrition in old age: diagnosis and management

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Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 December 2006

L. Watson ,
W. Leslie  and
C. Hankey
L. Watson
Affiliation:
University of Glasgow, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, UK
W. Leslie
Affiliation:
University of Glasgow, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, UK
C. Hankey
Affiliation:
University of Glasgow, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, UK
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Abstract

A recent international definition of under-nutrition or malnutrition has been given by the WHO. Mal-nutrition means ‘badly nourished’ but it is more than a measure of what we eat, or fail to eat. Clinically, malnutrition is characterized by inadequate intake of protein, energy, and micronutri-ents and by susceptibility to infection or disease. Nutritional status is the result of the complex interaction between the food we eat, our overall state of health, and the environment in which we live – in short, food, health and caring are the three ‘pillars of well-being’.

Type
Clinical Geriatrics
Information
Reviews in Clinical Gerontology , Volume 16 , Issue 1 , February 2006 , pp. 23 - 34
Copyright
2006 Cambridge University Press

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