2016
DOI: 10.17648/nutrivisa-vol-3-num-2-a
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Correlação entre consumo alimentar e prevalência de sarcopenia em idosos de duas cidades do Ceará

Abstract: Introdução: A sarcopenia atualmente é considerada como uma doença crônica não transmissível, consistindo na perda ou diminuição da musculatura esquelética, da potência e consequentemente da força. Objetivo: buscar correlações entre o consumo alimentar com a prevalência de sarcopenia em idosos de duas cidades do Ceará, observando se os hábitos alimentares deles influenciam no diagnóstico de sarcopenia. Métodos: estudo de caráter quantitativo, transversal descritivo e analítico realizado com 65 idosos residentes… Show more

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“…Associated with lack of exercise, it promotes the continuous loss of muscle mass, which leads to a decrease in strength and endurance. 5,6 The main reasons that predispose the elderly to malnutrition are psychosocial factors such as widowhood, depression, social isolation, poverty that results in the purchase of less expensive and less nutritious food, in addition to food monotony. 7 Impaired cognitive ability can result in inappetence or food refusal.…”
Section: Malnutritionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Associated with lack of exercise, it promotes the continuous loss of muscle mass, which leads to a decrease in strength and endurance. 5,6 The main reasons that predispose the elderly to malnutrition are psychosocial factors such as widowhood, depression, social isolation, poverty that results in the purchase of less expensive and less nutritious food, in addition to food monotony. 7 Impaired cognitive ability can result in inappetence or food refusal.…”
Section: Malnutritionmentioning
confidence: 99%