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Restrictive diets in the elderly: Never say never again?

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Darmon, Patrice, Kaiser, Matthias J., Bauer, Jürgen M., Sieber, Cornel C., Pichard, Claude·2010·Clinical Nutrition
DOI 10.1016/j.clnu.2009.11.002
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Restrictive diets have long been an essential part of standard nutritional therapy for a wide range of diseases like obesity, diabetes, hyperlipidaemia, arterial hypertension and chronic renal failure. Although a relevant number of studies have been published in this field, most of these have concentrated on adults below age 65. Data on the effects of restrictive diets in older persons are still scarce. With increasing age, restrictive diets seem to be less effective with regard to relevant study endpoints like morbidity, quality of life and mortality. This applies in particular to chronic indications which are in most cases associated with additional co-morbidities. Here the focus shifts towards providing adequate nutritional intake rich in macro- and especially micronutrients and a diet that is also highly palatable as older individuals are at increased risk of becoming malnourished and sarcopenic. In this context, nutritional prevention and therapy are of utmost importance for maintaining quality of life. This review summarizes the present evidence for the application of restrictive diets in older persons and balances it against potential risks.

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  • As reviewed by Darmon et al., restrictive diets seem to be less effective with increasing age, although data about their effects in older persons are rare.

    “As recently reviewed by Darmon et al. (59), restrictive diets furthermore seem to be less effective with increasing age, albeit data about their effects in older persons are rare.”

    From ESPEN practical guideline: Clinical nutrition and hydration in geriatrics (2022) · cites this paper as [59]

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Authors
Darmon, P., Kaiser, M. J., Bauer, J. M., Sieber, C. C., & Pichard, C.
Affiliations
  • University Hospital of Geneva (CH)
  • Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (DE)
Corresponding author
Pichard, Claude
ORCID
Venue
Clinical Nutrition
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2010-04
Volume
29
Issue
2
Pages
170-174
ISSN
0261-5614 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.clnu.2009.11.002
OpenAlex
W2127261185
Cited by
71
References
60
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FWCI
0.26
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Clinical Nutrition (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Archive ouverte UNIGE (University of Geneva) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
  • Archive ouverte UNIGE (University of Geneva) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Nutrition and Health in Aging
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Dietary Effects on Health
  • Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Clinical Nutrition and Gastroenterology
Keywords
restrictive diets, older adults, malnutrition, sarcopenia, micronutrients, nutritional therapy, obesity, diabetes mellitus, hyperlipidemia, hypertension, chronic kidney disease, quality of life, mortality, comorbidities, palatability
MeSH terms
Contraindications, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Chronic Disease, Diet Therapy, Diet, Reducing, Diet, Sodium-Restricted, Humans, Nutritional Status, Quality of Life, Diet, Protein-Restricted

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