Dairy food supplementation may reduce malnutrition risk in institutionalised elderly
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Dairy food supplementation may reduce malnutrition risk in institutionalised elderly
Malnutrition in institutionalised elderly increases morbidity and care costs. Meat and dairy foods are high-quality protein sources so adequate intakes may reduce malnutrition risk. We aimed to determine whether inadequate intakes of meat and dairy foods contribute to malnutrition in institutionalised elderly. This cross-sectional study involved 215 elderly residents (70·2 % females, mean age 8...
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Nutrition
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0007-1145,1475-2662
DOI: 10.1017/s000711451600461x