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Nutrients and Caloric Intake Associated with Fruits, Vegetables, and Legumes in the Elderly European Population

Nutrition is emerging as a key factor in promoting healthy lifestyles in the growing elderly population across Europe. In this study, we examined the non-animal-derived food source consumption among the elderly European population to evaluate the actual contributions of these foods to the diet of th...

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Autores principales: Azzolina, Danila, Vedovelli, Luca, Gallipoli, Silvia, French, Megan, Ghidina, Marco, Lamprecht, Manfred, Tsiountsioura, Melina, Lorenzoni, Giulia, Gregori, Dario
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7551243/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32916924
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu12092746
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author Azzolina, Danila
Vedovelli, Luca
Gallipoli, Silvia
French, Megan
Ghidina, Marco
Lamprecht, Manfred
Tsiountsioura, Melina
Lorenzoni, Giulia
Gregori, Dario
author_facet Azzolina, Danila
Vedovelli, Luca
Gallipoli, Silvia
French, Megan
Ghidina, Marco
Lamprecht, Manfred
Tsiountsioura, Melina
Lorenzoni, Giulia
Gregori, Dario
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description Nutrition is emerging as a key factor in promoting healthy lifestyles in the growing elderly population across Europe. In this study, we examined the non-animal-derived food source consumption among the elderly European population to evaluate the actual contributions of these foods to the diet of the elders. We gathered 21 studies conducted in 17 European countries to evaluate the fruit, vegetable, and legume (along with their derived products) consumption among the elderly (>65 years) population. Foods’ nutritional values were calculated and compared to the recommended intakes. A Bayesian multilevel hierarchical analysis was conducted to estimate the caloric intake of food categories and to compare the elderly and general adult populations. Although the lowest consumption was generally associated with the lowest nutrient and fiber intake, the reverse was not always the case. Concerning the general adult population, no differences in the related caloric intake of elders were noticed. Differences were instead evident when foods were divided into subclasses. Elderly populations consume fruit and fruit products, but they drink less fruit and vegetable juices and nectars. In conclusion, elderlies’ fruit and vegetable consumption showed a peculiar pattern with respect to the general adult population, whose recognition could be helpful to address tailored policies. Constantly updated studies, including all the lifespan ages, are warranted to design tailored effective public health interventions.
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spelling pubmed-75512432020-10-16 Nutrients and Caloric Intake Associated with Fruits, Vegetables, and Legumes in the Elderly European Population Azzolina, Danila Vedovelli, Luca Gallipoli, Silvia French, Megan Ghidina, Marco Lamprecht, Manfred Tsiountsioura, Melina Lorenzoni, Giulia Gregori, Dario Nutrients Article Nutrition is emerging as a key factor in promoting healthy lifestyles in the growing elderly population across Europe. In this study, we examined the non-animal-derived food source consumption among the elderly European population to evaluate the actual contributions of these foods to the diet of the elders. We gathered 21 studies conducted in 17 European countries to evaluate the fruit, vegetable, and legume (along with their derived products) consumption among the elderly (>65 years) population. Foods’ nutritional values were calculated and compared to the recommended intakes. A Bayesian multilevel hierarchical analysis was conducted to estimate the caloric intake of food categories and to compare the elderly and general adult populations. Although the lowest consumption was generally associated with the lowest nutrient and fiber intake, the reverse was not always the case. Concerning the general adult population, no differences in the related caloric intake of elders were noticed. Differences were instead evident when foods were divided into subclasses. Elderly populations consume fruit and fruit products, but they drink less fruit and vegetable juices and nectars. In conclusion, elderlies’ fruit and vegetable consumption showed a peculiar pattern with respect to the general adult population, whose recognition could be helpful to address tailored policies. Constantly updated studies, including all the lifespan ages, are warranted to design tailored effective public health interventions. MDPI 2020-09-09 /pmc/articles/PMC7551243/ /pubmed/32916924 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu12092746 Text en © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Azzolina, Danila
Vedovelli, Luca
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French, Megan
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Lamprecht, Manfred
Tsiountsioura, Melina
Lorenzoni, Giulia
Gregori, Dario
Nutrients and Caloric Intake Associated with Fruits, Vegetables, and Legumes in the Elderly European Population
title Nutrients and Caloric Intake Associated with Fruits, Vegetables, and Legumes in the Elderly European Population
title_full Nutrients and Caloric Intake Associated with Fruits, Vegetables, and Legumes in the Elderly European Population
title_fullStr Nutrients and Caloric Intake Associated with Fruits, Vegetables, and Legumes in the Elderly European Population
title_full_unstemmed Nutrients and Caloric Intake Associated with Fruits, Vegetables, and Legumes in the Elderly European Population
title_short Nutrients and Caloric Intake Associated with Fruits, Vegetables, and Legumes in the Elderly European Population
title_sort nutrients and caloric intake associated with fruits, vegetables, and legumes in the elderly european population
topic Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7551243/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32916924
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu12092746
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