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The Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences 61:927-934 (2006)
© 2006 The Gerontological Society of America

REVIEW ARTICLE

Nutritional Risk and Low Weight in Community-Living Older Adults: A Review of the Literature (1995–2005)

Carolyn Thompson Martin, Jeanie Kayser-Jones, Nancy Stotts, Carol Porter and Erika Sivarajan Froelicher

1 Department of Physiological Nursing, University of California San Francisco.
2 Department of Nutrition and Food Services, University of California San Francisco Medical Center.

Address correspondence to Carolyn Martin, PhD, Demergasso-Bava Hall, 801 West Monte Vista Ave., Turlock, CA 95382. E-mail: carolynmartin{at}alumni.ucsf.edu

Although many studies have examined weight loss and low weight in institutionalized persons, there has been little research exploring the community-living older adult's nutritional risk. The purpose of this literature review (1995–2005) is to describe our current understanding of nutritional risk and low weight in community-living older adults 65 years old and older. Computerized database searches and footnote reviews were used to find published studies on nutritional risk and low weight. Twenty-two research articles are reviewed and summarized. Each study was reviewed according to preset criteria.




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