Poor Appetite and Dietary Intake in Community-Dwelling Older Adults.

Barbara S van der MeijHanneke A H WijnhovenJung S LeeDenise K HoustonTrisha HueTamara B HarrisStephen B KritchevskyAnne B NewmanMarjolein Visser

Published in: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (2017)

Older adults reporting a poor appetite showed a different dietary intake pattern compared to those with (very) good appetite. Better understanding of the specific dietary intake pattern related to a poor appetite in older adults can be used for nutrition interventions to enhance food intake, diet variety, and diet quality.

Keyphrases

weight loss
physical activity
body weight
quality improvement
emergency department