Will an orange a day keep the doctor away?
Autor: | T I L Richardson, L Ball, T Rosenfeld |
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Rok vydání: | 2002 |
Předmět: |
Male
Vitamin medicine.medical_specialty Pediatrics Nutritional Status Case Report Anorexia Orange (colour) chemistry.chemical_compound medicine Humans Ascorbic Acid Deficiency Aged Aged 80 and over Vitamin C business.industry General Medicine Scurvy medicine.disease Surgery Malnutrition Eating disorders chemistry Female medicine.symptom business |
Zdroj: | Postgraduate Medical Journal. 78:292-294 |
ISSN: | 1469-0756 0032-5473 |
DOI: | 10.1136/pmj.78.919.292 |
Popis: | An 80 year old man, who relied on a home based meals-on-wheels service was admitted to hospital with non-specific symptoms, but had clinical and biochemical evidence of scurvy. Subsequently, all new admissions (n=37) to the department over a three week period were assessed for evidence of undernutrition. It was found that 73% had hypovitaminosis C, with 30% having concentrations suggestive of scurvy. There were no significant associations between level of vitamin C and type of accommodation, food provision, or age. The commonest symptom associated with vitamin C deficiency was anorexia, but overall, there was a paucity of clinical signs associated with vitamin C deficiency. The possible associations of vitamin C deficiency in the elderly are discussed. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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