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1Service de médecine B orienté vers la gériatrie, hôpital de Brabois, CHU Nancy, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy.
Abstract:
Beside effects of dietetic recommendations on cellular or tissular ageing, dietetic prevention in elderly aims, at avoiding nutritional deficiencies in healthy old individuals and thus, the occurrence of induced diseases. Requirements of healthy housebound elderly are not different from those of adults but, more than in adults, diet's quality and palatability are important to insure maintenance of intakes. Beyond these advises, dietetic prevention in geriatrics requires screening of physical, psychical and social handicaps frequently observed in very old persons. Their additional effects could deeply modify dietary balance, especially during an acute intercurrent disease or following modifications of the environment. The practitioner's part is essential in preventing malnutrition in an old person impaired by chronic diseases: preventing the outcome of a denutrition to an irreversible state may avoid a medical and social decompensation leading to institutionalisation.
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