Nutrition - Longevity and Aging

US life expectancy

79 years

What has lengthened life expectancy

Medicine/food supply advances

What is jeopardizing life expectancy

increased food supply

Healthy adults goals

health promotion/slow aging

Quality of life

physical/mental wellbeing

Physiological changes of aging

Sensory loss/tooth loss/body weight(BMI 23.5-27.5)/organ function decline

Sarcopenia

muscle mass loss

Adults delay ___

dental care

When to recommend dental care

eating difficulty/dry mouth/tooth pain/sores and lumps in mouth

What other changes are there to aging process

psychological/economic/social changes

Dehydration due to less total body water. Increases risk of what

pneumonia/pressure ulcers/UTI risk

Energy needs decline ___ per decade

5%

Obesity may cause what

brain shrinkage acceleration

Alzheimer’s Disease

Memory loss/neuron network changes. Usually smaller brain compared healthy brain

Alcohol increases

risk of fall (already contributes 60% of falls in U.S.)

Major cause of death among elderly

Malnutrition

What does malnutrition lead to

Impair muscle function/fail bone density/delay healing/reduce cognitive abilities

Healthy aging strategies