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Evaluación nutricional y estado antioxidante de un grupo de ancianos institucionalizados de Murcia (España)
Javier García-Alonso1, Mª Jesús Periago1, Mª Luisa Vidal-Guevara2, Mª Carmen Ramírez-Tortosa3, Angel Gil3 y Gaspar Ros1
Universidad de Murcia, Campus de Espinardo. Murcia, España1. - Dpto. Investigación y Desarrollo. Hero España, S.A. Alcantarilla, Murcia, España2. - Universidad de Granada. Granada, España3
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SUMMARY
Nutritional and antioxidant status of an institutionalized elderly group in Murcia (Spain)
The aging of the population is giving rise to a large number of studies aimed at improving the quality of life, considering diet asa major contributing factor in this life stage. The objectives of the present study were to evaluate the nutritional status of a group of institutionalized elderly in Murcia, Spain, and to relate the diet to anthropometric and biochemical indices, paying special attention to total antioxidant status. The dietary evaluation showed excessive intakes of proteins and lipids, and deficiencies in those of carbohydrates, dietary fiber, zinc, iodine and vitamins A, E and D. The high proportion of overweight observed were not significantly correlated to the energy intakes. Although total plasma antioxidant status was low (0.62 mM eq Trolox and 0.98 mM eq FeII) compared with reference values, estimated oxidative risk in this group of elderly was low according to plasma levels of vitamins C, A & E.
Key words: Total antioxidant status, elderly, macronutrients, micronutrients, nutritional evaluation, plasma antioxidants, dietary antioxidant.
Recibido: 15/08/2003
Aceptado: 19/05/2004
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ALAN-VE ISSN 0004-0622 - Depósito Legal: pp 199602DF83
Sociedad Latinoamericana de Nutrición
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