Malnutrition in the elderly

Authors

Clodagh Corcoran, Department of Biological Sciences, Cork Institute of Technology, Cork, IrelandFollow
Craig Murphy, Department of Biological Sciences, Cork Institute of Technology, Cork, IrelandFollow
Eamonn P. Culligan, Department of Biological Sciences, Cork Institute of TechnologyFollow
Janette Walton, Cork Institute of TechnologyFollow
Roy D. Sleator, Department of Biological Sciences, Cork Institute of TechnologyFollow

ORCID

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5846-3938

Abstract

Changes that occur naturally throughout the ageing process place the elderly population at greater risk of malnourishment. This review discusses the significance, causes, consequences and assessment of malnutrition in the elderly.

Disciplines

Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition | Geriatrics | Medicine and Health Sciences | Orthopedics

DOI

10.1177/0036850419854290

Full Publication Date

June 2019

Publication Details

Science Progress.

© The Author(s) 2019.

Publisher

Sage Publications Ltd

Resource Type

journal article

Access Rights

open access

License Condition

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License

Alternative Identifier

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0036850419854290

Recommended Citation

Corcoran, C. et al., 2019. Malnutrition in the elderly. Science Progress, 102(2), pp.171–180. Available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0036850419854290.