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Juhana Harju
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 Posted: Tue Jun 06, 2006 8:14 am Post subject:
Optimal diets in old age?
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I have been wondering if there are specific dietary needs in old age which
would make the optimal diet different from optimal diets for previous age
groups. Reduced absorption of nutrients is clearly one factor affecting
dietary needs in elders, as are the reduced caloric needs. One could assume
that taking care of nutrient density and easy absorption of food would be
important issues in the old age. Are there any other factors that should be
considered?
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David R. Throop
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In article <4ekrrlF1fjrrdU1@individual.net>,
Juhana Harju <shantigiriorama@gmail.com> wrote:
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that taking care of nutrient density and easy absorption of food would be
important issues in the old age. Are there any other factors that should be
considered?
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Good question.
The Cytochrome P450 system slows down in the elderly. So it takes
longer to clear slightly toxic substances - including, I suppose, many
dietary alkaloids. Not sure how that translates into a specific
dietary recommendations, tho.
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Paul Antonik Wakfer
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| Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2006 5:29 pm Post subject:
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Juhana Harju wrote:
| Quote: | I have been wondering if there are specific dietary needs in old age which
would make the optimal diet different from optimal diets for previous age
groups. Reduced absorption of nutrients is clearly one factor affecting
dietary needs in elders, as are the reduced caloric needs. One could assume
that taking care of nutrient density and easy absorption of food would be
important issues in the old age. Are there any other factors that should be
considered?
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Juhana
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While I agree that thinking that dietary (and other lifestyle) needs
are different in old adulthood from that in younger adulthood is
reasonable within the standard context of increasing systemic
dysfunction with increasing chronological age, I contend that such
thinking is contrary to the entire idea of prevention of such change.
If one is truly preventing such changes and maintaining youthful
function (which is certainly the goal of all rational anti-aging
therapies) then one's optimal diet will remain essentially the same at
all ages. And to the extent that one's therapies ameliorate such
changes, one will then no longer need the therapy (or at least not at
such a strong dosage).
--Paul Wakfer
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Mr-Natural-Health
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| Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2006 1:29 am Post subject:
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Tom Mathews wrote:
| Quote: | Juhana Harju wrote:
I have been wondering if there are specific dietary needs in old age which
would make the optimal diet different from optimal diets for previous age
groups. Reduced absorption of nutrients is clearly one factor affecting
dietary needs in elders, as are the reduced caloric needs. One could assume
that taking care of nutrient density and easy absorption of food would be
important issues in the old age. Are there any other factors that should be
considered?
While I agree that thinking that dietary (and other lifestyle) needs
are different in old adulthood from that in younger adulthood is
reasonable within the standard context of increasing systemic
dysfunction with increasing chronological age, I contend that such
thinking is contrary to the entire idea of prevention of such change.
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Now for an intelligent response from moi. :)
Look at the studies of the elderly. What are these people often
deficient in?
At the top of the list would be water and protein.
--
John Gohde,
Achieving good Nutrition is an Art, NOT a Science!
The nutrition of eating a healthy diet is a biological factor of the
mind-body connection. Now, weighing in at 18 web pages, the
Nutrition of a Healthy Diet is with more documentation and
sharper terminology than ever before.
http://naturalhealthperspective.com/food/ |
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Strange Creature
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| Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2006 12:32 am Post subject:
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Pizza and cheeseburgers, sweets,
smoking, drinking, and no exercise.
These will produce maximal
enjoyment to a happy and fulfilled
existance. |
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