Exam 18: Nutrition and Older Adults

What is the most common reason that vitamin B₁₂ deficiency,or at least compromised B₁₂ status,occurs in older adults?

A short-stature female (5'2")was not consistently eating two or three meals a day.She usually had a piece of toast and coffee with cream and sugar at breakfast and never could quite eat all of her home-delivered noon meal.What dietary supplement would you recommend?

In contrast to measuring developmental stages,functional status is a more indicative measure of health in the elderly.

Of all the physiologic changes that occur with aging,the biggest effect on nutritional status is due to shifts in the _____.

Which of the following warning signs would NOT be part of the nutrition checklist used to identify risk factors in the elderly?

It is common for the elderly to have suboptimal vitamin D status or develop vitamin D deficiency due to all of the following EXCEPT:

The greatest dietary improvement older-adult Americans could make would be to _____.

Use the following case study to answer questions. Mrs.Brown is 55 years old and 5 ft.3 in.tall,with a medium frame.She reports having lost 20 pounds in the last 6 months and now weighs 130 pounds.She eats 2 meals a day and is complaining that food has lost its taste,and when she eats,she feels something sticking in her throat,pain,and discomfort;she has ill-fitting dentures that she does not wear very often. -According to the previous answer,Mrs.Brown's BMI means she is:

What are the two most important health habits older adults feel they need to maintain in order to avoid losing autonomy and independence?

Which of the following statements is true about calcium supplementation and absorption?

The recommended daily dietary fiber intake range for adults 51 years old and above is _____.

The purpose of a screening tool is primary prevention.

The 4 C's of nutrition education include:

Life expectancy has increased significantly since the 1900s.Today,life expectancy at birth in the U.S.is _____.

In a longitudinal study including diet monitoring,older women who ate the best diets were _____% less likely to die than the women who ate few grains,fruits,vegetables,low-fat diary products,and lean meats.

Use the following case study to answer questions. Mrs.Brown is 55 years old and 5 ft.3 in.tall,with a medium frame.She reports having lost 20 pounds in the last 6 months and now weighs 130 pounds.She eats 2 meals a day and is complaining that food has lost its taste,and when she eats,she feels something sticking in her throat,pain,and discomfort;she has ill-fitting dentures that she does not wear very often. -Mrs.Brown is at risk of nutritional deficiency due to:

Age-associated physiological system changes that affect nutritional health include all of the following EXCEPT:

Physical activity helps:

Which of the following has NOT contributed to life expectancy rate estimates?