Dietary Adequacy in Older Adult Nursing Home Residents of the Northern Iberian Peninsula
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Published:2024-03-11
Issue:6
Volume:16
Page:798
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ISSN:2072-6643
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Container-title:Nutrients
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language:en
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Short-container-title:Nutrients
Author:
Pidrafita-Páez Nicolás1, Silveira Joana2, Pinto Elisabete23, Franco Luis4ORCID, Romero-Rodríguez Mª Ángeles1ORCID, Vázquez-Odériz Mª Lourdes1,
Affiliation:
1. Areas of Nutrition and Food Science and Food Technology, Department of Analytical Chemistry and Food Science, Faculty of Science, University of Santiago de Compostela, 27002 Lugo, Spain 2. CBQF—Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina—Laboratório, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Associado Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Rua Diogo Botelho 1327, 4169-005 Porto, Portugal 3. EPI Unit—Institute of Public Health, University of Porto, Rua das Taipas, n° 135, 4050-600 Porto, Portugal 4. Economic Analysis and Modeling Group, Instituto de Estudios y Desarrollo de Galicia (IDEGA), 15701 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Abstract
According to the latest data, Spain (19.4%) and Portugal (21.8%) are the two European countries with the highest percentage of older adults. Concerns about diet quality are increasing, especially among institutionalized older people, who are at the greatest risk of malnutrition. To assess the adequacy of dietary intake of 186 older adults (>65 y) institutionalized in public nursing homes (NH) in Galicia (Northwest Spain) and the Porto district (Northern Portugal), a cross-sectional study has been carried out. The double-weighing method and a country-specific food composition database were employed for nutritional assessment. Nutritional adequacy was assessed based on the recommendations of the EFSA and WHO. Caloric intake in Spanish NHs was higher than in Portuguese facilities; 20.3% and 35.8% of Spanish and Portuguese residents, respectively, had a protein intake below the EFSA recommendation, and 46.2% and 44.9% of residents in Portugal and Spain, respectively, had lipid intakes below the reference intake range. Further, 45.5% of the residents in Portugal and 66.9% in Spain had a carbohydrate intake within the recommended range. Salt intake was higher than the recommendation for 67.0% and 32.3% of the residents in Spain and Portugal, respectively. This study supports the notion that institutionalized older adults are prone to significant nutritional inadequacies.
Funder
European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) of the European Union
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