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Macronutrient intake of elderly people in the Padang area,West Sumatra, Indonesia
1Department of Public Health1, Department of Parasitology, Institute for Medical Science of Aging, Aichi Medical University, Nagakute-cho, Aichi-ken 480-11, Japan.
Abstract:
We examined the macronutrient intake of residents in Padang area, West Sumatra, Indonesia. The daily energy intake (1130±420 kcal) of elderly people in a rural traditional group was significantly lower than that in an urbanised "modernised" group (1700±460 kcal) (p<0.01). Even in young urbanised people (younger than 60 years old), 44.2% were below 2000 kcal per day. In the case of elderly people, in rural and urbanised groups 90%, and 33% of the respondents were below 1500 kcal per day, respectively. As for individual nutrients, the daily protein intake of elderly people in both the urbanised and rural groups was rather low. However, daily fat intake and carbohydrate intake of the younger people in the urbanised group were adequate, but those in the elderly group were not. In the case of the rural elderly group, macronutrient and energy intake were extremely low. To improve dietary habits and nutrient intakes of people in the Padang area, rural elderly people need a greater energy intake and an increased intake of all macronutrients.
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