Anorexia of Aging and Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder

Elsa Dent

doi:10.1016/j.jamda.2017.01.020

Anorexia of Aging and Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder

Elsa Dent

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Abstract

Undernutrition affects approximately 5%-10% of community-dwelling older adults, and is linked with an increased risk of infection, functional decline, and early mortality.1,2 Age-related undernutrition, manifesting as weight loss, is termed the anorexia of aging, and has a multitude of causal factors including: appetite loss, difficulty swallowing, frailty, depression, dementia, and poverty.3 However, although many of the causes of undernutrition are well established in older adults, approximately 25% of cases have no known cause.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	449-450
Number of pages	2
Journal	Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
Volume	18
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2017.01.020
Publication status	Published - 1 May 2017
Externally published	Yes

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Anorexia of Aging and Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder

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