Vitamin and food supplement practices and nutrition beliefs of the elderly in seven Western states
| Autor: | Bob Bendel, Bluebell R. Standal, Vijay Bhalla, Margaret Ann Bock, Ann Delett, Howard G. Schutz, Madeleine E. Mitchell, Inez Harrill, Marsha Read, Edward T. Sheehan |
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| Rok vydání: | 1989 |
| Předmět: |
Gerontology
Vitamin Nutrition and Dietetics business.industry Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism Vitamin E medicine.medical_treatment Mail survey chemistry.chemical_compound Endocrinology chemistry Food supplement Environmental health medicine Vitamin D and neurology Nutrition information Mineral supplementation business Healthcare providers |
| Zdroj: | Nutrition Research. 9:251-258 |
| ISSN: | 0271-5317 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/s0271-5317(89)80068-5 |
| Popis: | A mail survey of 2,451 non-institutionalized subjects, including 595 sixty years or older living in seven Western state (Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, New Mexico, Nevada and Washington) reported frequencies and factors associated with vitamin and mineral supplementation. Sixty percent of subjects over 60 years reported using one or more supplements with multiple vitamin, vitamin D and vitamin E being most frequently used (>50%). Reasons for use ranged from lack of vitamin in food to energy and/or tiredness. Sources of nutrition information cited most frequently were newspapers and books. The level of usage in the elderly is a major concern for health providers as well as the lack of information from professional resources. |
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