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Nutritional status of non-institutionalized elderly Alabamians |
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| Authors: | M.Sc. Ph.D.Anna J. Svacha M.Sc. Ph.D.Carol I. Waslien M.Sc.P.J. Malvestuto |
| Affiliation: | aDepartment of Nutrition and Foods, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, 36849 USA bNutrition and Food Science Program, Hunter College, CUNY, New York, NY, 10010 USA cHome Economics Research, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, 36849 USA |
| Abstract: | Nutritional status of 58 noninstitutionalized elderly persons from rural Alabama was assessed. All sex-race groups had mean energy and nutrient (protein, calcium, iron, vitamins A, B1. B2, C and niacin) intakes greater than two-thirds RDA with the exception of folate. White females had excessive energy consumption, but black women had the highest mean body mass index and hypertension. Forty-five percent of the subjects had serum folate levels <6ng/ml, and values showed a significant correlation with dietary folate intake and hemoglobin values. |
| Keywords: | Nutrition survey elderly folate calcium |
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