Question

Compared to younger persons, older adults have greater risk of nutritional deficiencies because of physiological changes associated with the normal aging process. Select all of the statements that apply to the nutrient needs of older adults.

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• Older adults who have lost many teeth are more likely to avoid eating whole-grain products, fruits, vegetables, and meats.

• Compared to a person who is 30 years of age, a person who is 75 years of age needs about 500 additional kilocalories per day to support basal metabolism.

• Diets of older Americans generally do not supply adequate amounts of vitamins A, D, and fiber.

• In the United States, older adults tend to select foods that provide excessive amounts of calcium and potassium.

Answer 1

Older adults who don’t have teeth used to avoid food which is hard and need chewing... so the avoid eating whole grains fruits vegetables and meat.so there is greater risk is older people to get nutritional deficiencies.

Diet of older Americans generally do not supply adequate amount of vitamin A,D and fibre. True statement. As they avoid the high fibre diet fruits and vegetables meat and whole grains due to difficulty in chewing... the vitamins get deficient I their body.

Other two statements are false. Older adults don’t need extra 500 kilocalories . As their metabolic rate decreases and unable to metabolise high calorie food. Also in US The intake of potassium is low