Lutz\'s Nutrition Chapter 12 Life Cycle Nutrition:
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one major threat to health in adulthood is correct answers inactivity
young adulthood correct answers spans ages 18-39
nutrition in young adult 19-30 correct answers men: more vegetables, grain, protein, and oil
nutrition in middle adulthood 31-50 correct answers men: more vegetables, ...
Lutz's Nutrition Chapter 12 Life Cycle
Nutrition: The Mature Adult
one major threat to health in adulthood is correct answers inactivity
young adulthood correct answers spans ages 18-39
nutrition in young adult 19-30 correct answers men: more vegetables, grain, protein,
and oil
nutrition in middle adulthood 31-50 correct answers men: more vegetables, grain,
protein, and oil
people are living longer correct answers more frail and dependent elderly
two major causes of death in adults correct answers heart disease and cancer
overweight and obesity linked to correct answers arthritis, diabetes, coronary heart
disease, and other conditions that may impact quality of life
why may older adults need twice as much sun exposure without sunscreen to produce a
given amount of vitamin D correct answers they lose some ability to synthesize vitamin
D from sunshine; differs from person to person
as a person ages correct answers vision, hearing, taste, and smell becomes less acute;
differs again from person to person
vision changes may affect correct answers grocery shopping and food preparation
GI function is crucial to correct answers nutrition
GI system can decline correct answers significantly in older people
older adults are vulnerable to correct answers dental caries
contributing factors to dental caries in elderly correct answers *Inadequate oral hygeine
*Infrequent dental examinations and cleanings
*Salivary gland dysfunction
*Frequent snacking
*Removable partial dentures
*Long-term medication use
*Not receiving fluorinated water
, major cause of tooth loss in older adult is not dental caries but correct answers
peridontal disease affecting gums or gingiva and the apparatus attaching tooth to jaw
advanced gum disease affects correct answers 4% to 12% of adults
1 out of 5 adults in U.S. aged 65 yrs or older has correct answers lost all permanent
teeth; edentulous
production of saliva decreases sharply in correct answers older adults; xerostomia
in older adults, chewing and swallowing correct answers become more difficult and
food intake may be affected
with age correct answers less mucus and smaller quantities of enzymes are secreted;
biotine
size of kidneys increases until correct answers age 40 or 50 yrs, then decreases
age-related changes worsen in presence of comorbidities such as correct answers
hypertension and diabetes
aging kidney correct answers loses some ability to concentrate urine and conserve
sodium
mild hyponatremia correct answers most common electrolyte imbalance in older adults
associated with gait and attention deficits, resulting in higher frequency of falls correct
answers mild hyponatremia
watch correct answers protein metabolism and calcium
degenerative skeletal muscle loss accelerates after age correct answers 60 yrs
energy needs decline with correct answers diminished muscle mass
skeletal muscle anabolism; building up, can be stimulated by increasing correct
answers dietary protein
nutritional deprivation and catabolic states can affect correct answers muscles of
respiration in chest and diaphragm
mortality from heat stroke correct answers rises sharply in people older than 60 yrs
nutritional factors of benefit to aging brain include correct answers *Vitamins B6, B12,
and folic acid
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