Factors in the Nutrition of Elderly People Living Alone or as Couples and Receiving Community Assistance*

Guggenheim, K.; Margulec, I

doi:10.1111/j.1532-5415.1965.tb00610.x

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“…No evidence of vitamin deficiency was found in these patients before, during, or after treatment. This would tend to confirm the impression of others that clinically evident vitamin deficiency is not common in the elderly even though their dietary intake tends to be inadequate when compared to the standard minimum daily requirement (1). The vitamin mixture we used could not be called a complete replacement since vitamins A, C and D were omitted.…”

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“…However, it is not a major cause of debility except perhaps in a small percentage of geriatric patients. This is true even though many geriatric subjects receive what is ordinarily considered a vitamin‐deficient diet (1). There is acceptable evidence that all geriatric females are deficient in estrogen, and that some geriatric males are deficient in testosterone.…”

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A Vitamin, Anabolic, Stimulant Mixture. Is This Form of Medication Advantageous for Debilitated Geriatric Patients?

Johnson¹,

Shaw²

1966

J American Geriatrics Society

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Of 32 underweight geriatric patients in a double-blind study, 24 were given a therapeutic mixture containing, per dose, 10 mg of methylphenidate, 2.5 mg of methandrostenolone, and a mixture of B vitamins; 8 patients were given placebo only. After eight weeks of this therapy, there was a significant weight gain in the treated patients. In some cases, this was associated with increased bromsulphalein retention. The number of patients who showed clinically evident increases in strength and vitality was no greater than in the control group. The results lend no support to the use of tonic mixtures instead of separate drugs.

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A Vitamin, Anabolic, Stimulant Mixture. Is This Form of Medication Advantageous for Debilitated Geriatric Patients?

Johnson¹,

Shaw²

1966

J American Geriatrics Society

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The Role of Nutrition in Human Aging

Caster

1983

Geriatrics 2

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Nutrition in the Aged: Review of the Literature

Esposito

Vinton

Rapuano

1969

J American Geriatrics Society

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The subject of nutrition in the aged is reviewed under the headings of requirements for calories, protein, carbohydrates, fats, minerals (calcium, phosphorus, iron and iodine), and vitamins (water‐soluble and fat‐soluble). Our knowledge of the process of aging is distinctly limited. Although many changes in body composition and functioning occur during senescence, the exact mechanisms are still unknown. Thus the matter of possible changes in the requirements for various nutrients during aging needs much more investigation. At present many of the reported findings are conflicting and controversial.

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Factors in the Nutrition of Elderly People Living Alone or as Couples and Receiving Community Assistance*

Cited by 7 publications

References 10 publications

A Vitamin, Anabolic, Stimulant Mixture. Is This Form of Medication Advantageous for Debilitated Geriatric Patients?

A Vitamin, Anabolic, Stimulant Mixture. Is This Form of Medication Advantageous for Debilitated Geriatric Patients?

The Role of Nutrition in Human Aging

Nutrition in the Aged: Review of the Literature

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