Meeting the Dietary Needs of Older Adults: Exploring the Impact of the Physical, Social, and Cultural Environment: Workshop Summary

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

doi:10.17226/23496

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Meeting the Dietary Needs of Older Adults

Exploring the Impact of the Physical, Social, and Cultural Environment: Workshop Summary

(2016)

Older adults are a growing demographic group in the United States, and a range of physical, social, financial, and cultural factors affect their nutritional status. Metabolic and physiologic changes that accompany normal aging modify the nutritional requirements of older adults. An examination of evidence is needed to better understand how nutritional status is associated with aging and risk of mortality or chronic disease among older adults. Underpinning many, if not most, nutritional problems in older adults is socioeconomic status. Therefore, understanding access challenges to healthy food, including geographic, financial, and transportation barriers, also is needed to better understand how to meet the nutritional needs of older adults.

On October 28-29, 2015, the Food and Nutrition Board convened a workshop, Meeting the Dietary Needs of Older Adults, in Washington, DC. Participants examined factors in the physical, social, and cultural environment that affect the ability of older adults to meet their daily dietary needs. This report summarizes the presentations and discussions from the workshop.

Contributor(s): National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine; Health and Medicine Division; Food and Nutrition Board; Anne Brown Rodgers and Maria Oria, Rapporteurs

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Meeting the Dietary Needs of Older Adults: Exploring the Impact of the Physical, Social, and Cultural Environment: Workshop Summary

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Food and Nutrition —Diet and Health

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National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2016. Meeting the Dietary Needs of Older Adults: Exploring the Impact of the Physical, Social, and Cultural Environment: Workshop Summary. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/23496.

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154 pages | 6 x 9 |

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Paperback: 978-0-309-44227-5
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.17226/23496

Chapters		skim
Front Matter	i-x
1 Introduction and Background	1-14
2 Emerging Insights (Physiological)	15-44
3 Emerging Insights (Ecological)	45-64
4 National Programs Addressing Dietary Needs of the Older Population	65-86
5 Role of Community and the Food Sector	87-108
6 Potential Research Priorities and Gaps	109-118
Appendix A: Workshop Agenda	119-124
Appendix B: Acronyms	125-126
Appendix C: Speaker Biosketches	127-138
Appendix D: Planning Committee Biosketches	139-144

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