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Dietary Intake of Older Adults in the Kingston Area

Dewolfe, Judith, Millan, Kristine·2003·Canadian Journal of Dietetic Practice and Research
DOI 10.3148/64.1.2003.16
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The objectives of this research were to describe the dietary intake and identify risk factors for poor dietary intake in communitydwelling older adults living in the Kingston, Frontenac, and Lennox & Addington Health Unit area. Dietary intake information was collected from a convenience sample of 105 relatively healthy, active older adults (84 women, 21 men) using 24-hour recalls from three non-consecutive days. Risk factors for poor dietary intake were identified through a structured interview. Multiple linear regression was used to generate a model to predict dietary intake, which was measured using a diet score based on Canada’s Food Guide to Healthy Eating. Group averages reflected reasonable diet quality, but some subjects had very low nutrient intakes, particularly of zinc and vitamins B 6, B 12, and C. On average, women had a lower-than-recommended intake from all food groups, while men consumed adequate amounts of all food groups except milk products. Higher scores indicated better overall diet quality, and the following were significant predictors of a high diet score: “almost always” preparing one’s own meals, food “almost always” or “sometimes/never” tasting good, eating lunch every day, and taking fewer prescription medications. This model requires validation with a larger and more diverse population of community-dwelling older adults.

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  • Another study reported no association between snacking between meals and diet quality, and Kim & Kim found that a HEI score significantly decreased according to each increased quartile of a snack-dominant eating score.

    “Conversely, another study reported no association between snacking between meals and diet quality( 91 ), and Kim & Kim( 83 ) found that a HEI score significantly decreased according to each increased quartile of a snack-dominant eating score (high snack frequency and low meal frequency) (P< 0·01).”

    From Understanding meal patterns: definitions, methodology and impact on nutrient intake and diet quality (2015) · cites this paper as [91]

  • In the latter study, eating lunch daily was associated with higher diet quality scores that assessed compliance with the Canadian Guide to Healthy Eating.

    “In the latter study( 91 ), eating lunch daily was associated with higher diet quality scores that assessed compliance with the Canadian Guide to Healthy Eating.”

    From Understanding meal patterns: definitions, methodology and impact on nutrient intake and diet quality (2015) · cites this paper as [91]

  • The lack of association in two of the latter studies may be explained by their respective study populations: overall diet quality was high among men in the US Health Professionals Follow-up study, and Dewolfe & Millan used a small convenience sample of older adults from a single region in Canada.

    “However, the lack of association in two of these latter studies may be explained by their respective study populations; overall diet quality was high among men in the US Health Professionals Follow-up study( 28 ) while Dewolfe & Millan( 91 ) used a small convenience sample of eighty-four female and twenty-one male older adults from a single region in Canada.”

    From Understanding meal patterns: definitions, methodology and impact on nutrient intake and diet quality (2015) · cites this paper as [91]

  • A higher meal frequency was associated with higher diet quality as measured by the Canadian HEI among older male and female adults aged 67-84 years (men: β 1·91, P<0·02; women: β 3·61, P<0·0001).

    “A higher meal frequency was also associated with higher diet quality as measured by the Canadian HEI among older male and female adults aged 67–84 years old (men: β 1·91, P< 0·02; women: β 3·61, P< 0·0001)( 91 ).”

    From Understanding meal patterns: definitions, methodology and impact on nutrient intake and diet quality (2015) · cites this paper as [91]

  • Skipping meals other than breakfast has rarely been examined but may be important, particularly for vulnerable groups such as the elderly.

    “Skipping meals other than breakfast has rarely been examined but may be important, particularly for vulnerable groups such as the elderly( 69 , 91 ).”

    From Understanding meal patterns: definitions, methodology and impact on nutrient intake and diet quality (2015) · cites this paper as [91]

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Authors
Dewolfe, J., & Millan, K.
Affiliations
Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox & Addington Health Unit, Kingston, ON
Venue
Canadian Journal of Dietetic Practice and Research
Publisher
Dietitians of Canada
Published
2003-03
Volume
64
Issue
1
Pages
16-24
ISSN
  • 1486-3847 (ISSN-L)
  • 2292-9592
DOI
10.3148/64.1.2003.16
OpenAlex
W2899350873
Cited by
27
References
29
Citations by year
2024: 1 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 2 · 2012: 2
FWCI
0.77
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Canadian Journal of Dietetic Practice and Research (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Nutrition and Health in Aging
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Nutrition and Health Studies
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Nutritional Studies and Diet
Keywords
dietary intake, older adults, community-dwelling older adults, diet quality, nutrient intake, zinc intake, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, vitamin C, sex differences in diet, meal preparation, food taste, prescription drug use, Kingston, Ontario
MeSH terms
Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Cross-Sectional Studies, Diet, Diet Surveys, Eating, Feeding Behavior, Female, Humans, Male, Nutrition Disorders, Nutritional Requirements, Ontario, Mental Recall, Risk Factors

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