Age-Related Changes to Eating and Swallowing Impact Frailty: Aspiration, Choking Risk, Modified Food Texture and Autonomy of Choice
Reductions in muscle mass and strength are well known complications of advancing age. All muscles of the body are affected, including those critical to chewing and swallowing. A diagnosis of frailty and its features of weakness and unintentional weight loss are particularly relevant to the aging swa...
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| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2018-10-01
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| Series: | Geriatrics |
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| Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2308-3417/3/4/69 |