Oligosaccharides with beneficial health effects: A Japanese perspective
Oligosaccharides with beneficial health effects: A Japanese perspective
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DOI:
10.1111/j.1753-4887.1996.tb03820.x
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发表时间:
1996-11-01
影响因子:
6.1
通讯作者:
Oku, T
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作者:
Oku, T
The rapid increase of the elderly population is a characteristic of the second half of the 20th century. 2 Aging is a complex phenomenon including physiologic and psychologic changes linked to so-cial conditions. The nutrition status of the elderly is also dependent on social conditions (eg, widowed elderly women living alone on a reduced budget) and is influenced by the long-term effects of chronic disease and the intake of medication, which can sometimes generate undesired interactions with nutrients. The physiologic changes of aging, including perceptual, endocrine, gastrointestinal, renal, and muscular changes, may also affect nutrition needs. Dietary allowances are recommended to meet the nutrition requirements of the healthy population and do not consider disease states or other problems frequently seen in the elderl~.~.~ Survey results suggest that part of the elderly population is at an increased risk of nutrition deficiencies because they cannot meet these nutrient need^.^,^