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Dietary protein intake in community-dwelling, frail, and institutionalized elderly people: scope for improvement

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Tieland, Michael, Borgonjen-Van den Berg, Karin J., van Loon, Luc J. C., de Groot, Lisette C. P. G. M.·2012·European Journal of Nutrition

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Purpose Adequate dietary protein intake is required to postpone and treat sarcopenia in elderly people. Insight into dietary protein intake in this heterogeneous population segment is needed to locate dietary inadequacies and to identify target populations and feeding strategies for dietary interventions. Therefore, we assessed dietary protein intake, distribution of protein intake throughout the day, and the use of protein-containing food sources in community-dwelling, frail, and institutionalized elderly people in the Netherlands.Methods Secondary analyses were carried out using dietary data collected from studies among community-dwelling, frail, and institutionalized elderly people to evaluate protein intake characteristics.Results Dietary protein intake averaged 1.1 ± 0.3 g/kg-bw/day in community-dwelling, 1.0 ± 0.3 g/kg-bw/day in frail, and 0.8 ± 0.3 g/kg-bw/day in institutionalized elderly men. Similar protein intakes were found in women. Ten percent of the community-dwelling and frail elderly and 35% of the institutionalized elderly people showed a protein intake below the estimated average requirement (0.7 g/kg-bw/day). Protein intake was particularly low at breakfast in community-dwelling (10 ± 10 g), frail (8 ± 5 g), and institutionalized elderly people (12 ± 6 g) with bread and dairy products as predominant protein sources.Conclusions Whereas daily protein intake is generally well above the recommended dietary allowance in community-dwelling and frail elderly people, a significant proportion of institutionalized elderly showed an intake below the current protein requirement, making them an important target population for dietary interventions. Particularly at breakfast, there is scope for improving protein intake.

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Authors
Tieland, M., Borgonjen-Van den Berg, K. J., van Loon, L. J. C., & de Groot, L. C. P. G. M.
Affiliations
TiFN (NL)
Corresponding author
Tieland, Michael
Venue
European Journal of Nutrition
Published
2011-05-12
Volume
51
Issue
2
Pages
173-179
ISSN
  • 1436-6207 (ISSN-L)
  • 1436-6215
OpenAlex
W2020203688
Cited by
297
References
47
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9.56
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journal article
Language
en
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  • European Journal of Nutrition (publishedVersion)
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  • Socio-Environmental Systems Modeling (acceptedVersion)
  • Research Bank (Australian Catholic University) (submittedVersion)
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Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Nutrition and Health in Aging
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cell Biology › Muscle metabolism and nutrition
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Nutritional Studies and Diet
Keywords
protein intake, older adults, sarcopenia, frail elderly, institutionalized elderly, community-dwelling older adults, protein sources, dietary intervention, protein requirements
MeSH terms
Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Bread, Energy Intake, Dairy Products, Diet, Dietary Proteins, Feeding Behavior, Female, Humans, Male, Netherlands, Residence Characteristics, Frail Elderly, Nutrition Policy

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