Anorexia of Aging: Risk Factors, Consequences, and Potential Treatments

Anorexia of Aging: Risk Factors, Consequences, and Potential Treatments

Older people frequently fail to ingest adequate amount of food to meet their essential energy and nutrient requirements. Anorexia of aging, defined by decrease in appetite and/or food intake in old age, is a major contributing factor to under-nutrition and adverse health outcomes in the geriatric po...

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Main Authors: Francesco Landi, Riccardo Calvani, Matteo Tosato, Anna Maria Martone, Elena Ortolani, Giulia Savera, Alex Sisto, Emanuele Marzetti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-01-01
Series:Nutrients
Subjects:
nutrition
protein
ghrelin
geriatric syndrome
supplementation
frailty
sarcopenia
malnutrition
appetite
food intake
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/8/2/69

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