Nutrition & Health for Adults

Question 1

Aging can not be stopped but how healthy and well one ages can be influenced by…

Answer 1

Diet

Question 2

Disease of aging partially from…

Answer 2

• Diets high in saturated fats and low in fruit & vegetables
• Obesity & physical inactivity
• Stress, smoke and other lifestyles habits

Question 3

Life expectancy in the US has increased from the…

Answer 3

1900 (47.3 to 78.7)

Question 4

Increases in Life Expectancy are due to:

Answer 4

• Decreased infant mortality & deaths from infectious disease
• Improved nutrition
• Improved medical advances

Question 5

Regular activity helps maintain health and delay aging process

Answer 5

• Increases O2 to cells
• Raises HDL-Cholesterol levels
• Lowers body fat

Question 6

Nutrition Issues for Adults

Answer 6

• Effect of nutrition on chronic disease development over time and increase with age
• Combine effects of poor diet, lifestyle behaviors, and aging increases rate of serious illness during adulthood

Question 7

Decreasing the risk of chronic disease from nutrition issues in adults

Answer 7

• Decrease obesity & maintain normal weight
• Follow guidelines for eating
• Adequate consumption of vitamin & minerals
• Increase fruit & vegetable intake

Question 8

Lowered Stomach Acidity (Biological changes during aging and nutritional consequences)

Answer 8

Decreased absorption of Vitamin B(12) and C

Question 9

Decreased Lean Muscle Mass (Biological changes during aging and nutritional consequences)

Answer 9

Reduced caloric need

Question 10

Reduced Production of Vitamin D in the skin (Biological changes during aging and nutritional consequences)

Answer 10

Increased dietary requirement for vitamin D. increased his for inadequate intake of vitamin D and calcium

Question 11

Decreased Sensation of Thirst (Biological changes during aging and nutritional consequences)

Answer 11

Dehydration risk

Question 12

Senses (Biological changes during aging and nutritional consequences)

Answer 12

• Older individuals become dehydrated because they don’t feel thirsty
• Taste & smell may be affected by allergies, medication, disease and surgeries

Question 13

Preparing & eating a balance diet may become more…

Answer 13

Difficult with age

• Lack of socialization at meals
• Isolation, loneliness, depression
• Poor health