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Nutrition and Aging.

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Nutrition and Aging

As the saying goes , health is wealth ' This line gives due importance to well-being and having a healthy body . This is because good health is necessary in for any individual to do their everyday activities . However , as an individual grows older the functions of his or her body parts tend to deteriorate . Due to this , it is essential that every individual should properly take care of his or her health in to prevent diseases especially chronic

ones that could fatally damage their bodily functions and make it difficult for them to ho about with their normal activities . In line with these , this will discuss the deficiencies in elder Americans . Moreover , it will focus on the physiological and psychological issues for eating in elders . Lastly , the will also identify the strategies that could be applied in to address these health issues that are related with elder Americans

The common nutritional deficiencies of elder Americans tend to have conflicting data as this condition is largely dependent upon the variations in urban , rural , ethnic , and economic variables Nevertheless , most studies show that there are general patterns of deficiency that exist . The findings prove that calcium appears as the common denominator that is deficient in most elder Americans . Calcium is followed by Iron and Vitamins A and C as the next most common deficiencies . The problems related with nutritional intake tend to increase as individuals grow...

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