[Involutional peculiarities of digestion and resorption--deduction of preventive and therapeutic needs]

First indication of an age-related alteration of digestive tract can be proseed an age of fourty. In healthy elderly man functional capacity of nutritions is lowered. Normally the digestive capacity will be sufficient provided a reasonable nourishment. Usually the intestinal absorptive capacity tends to decrease in the elderly. But following delayed intestinal transit of nutritients absorption to a certain degree can occur sufficiently. Considering the nutrition of elderly people recommendations are given.