Identify how nutrition impacts age-related problems associated with vision, arthritis, the brain, and alcohol use.

In older adults can lead to various health problems, including a weak immune system, that increases the risk of infections; poor wound healing; and muscle weakness, which can lead to falls and fractures.

Important risk nutrients include protein; omega-3 fatty acids; dietary fiber; vitamins B6, B12, and E; calcium; magnesium; and potassium. Many older adults are not getting enough of these nutrients.

Explanation:

Changes that you may see in the older adult that will impact their nutrition.

∴slower metabolism.

∴declining appetite.

∴less lean body mass.

∴shrinking bone density.

∴malabsorption of vitamin B-12.

∴decreased number of taste buds.

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