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LICHTENSTEIN, ALICE - Jean Mayer Human Nutrition Research Center On Aging At Tufts University |
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Submitted to: Lifestyle Medicine, 3rd edition
Publication Type: Book / Chapter Publication Acceptance Date: 6/12/2019 Publication Date: 9/6/2019 Citation: Lichtenstein, A.H. 2019. Optimal nutrition guidance for older adults. In: Rippe, J., editor. Lifestyle Medicine, 3rd edition. Boca Raton, FL: Taylor & Francis Group. p.125-134. Interpretive Summary: Technical Abstract: In 2015 approximately 46 million individuals living in the U.S. were over the age of 65 years. This number is expected to double to approximately 98 million by the year 2060, representing about 24% of the total population. Accompanying this increase the older population is expected to become more racially and ethnically diverse. They are also expected to work longer and attain a higher level of education than prior generations. Current trends suggest a higher proportion of older adults than previously will be dealing with the challenges of obesity. Accompanying this shift in the demographic makeup of U.S. population there is an ever increasing need for specific nutrition guidance to achieve and maintain optimal physical and cognitive function with advancing years. Evidence suggests that within a population, older adults who score in the higher categories for diet quality [1-4] and physical activity measures [5,6] have the best survival rates. |
