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Elderly Nutrition


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With increasing lifespan, the proportion and number of persons in the age- group of 60 yrs and beyond, is increasing both men and women. The population of geriatric persons has been projected to double from 6.23 crore in 1996 to 11.29 crore in 2016. With increasing age, there are metabolic changes, reduction in physical activity, and as a result energy requirement in elderly is substantially lower than young adults.


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Jharna Bhattacharyya
IICB, Kolkata 700 032, India

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With increasing lifespan, the proportion and number of persons in the age- group of 60 yrs and beyond, is increasing both men and women. The population of geriatric persons has been projected to double from 6.23 crore in 1996 to 11.29 crore in 2016. With increasing age, there are metabolic changes, reduction in physical activity, and as a result energy requirement in elderly is substantially lower than young adults.