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

Document Type

Article

Creative Commons License

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

Disciplines

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

Publication Details

Science Progress.

© The Author(s) 2019.

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.

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.