老年人的营养现状

Nutritional Status of the Elderly

目前,中国人口结构正在逐步向老龄化进展。老年人营养不良是中国乃至世界普遍存在的问题,严重影响老年人健康。老年人普遍存在的生理机能减退,容易合并多种疾病,社会地位及经济收入较弱,对营养健康知识也相对不足。这导致老年人营养不良的发生率高,程度严重。这样的现状要求我们能够及时有效地对老年人群进行营养不良风险筛查,对营养不良的老年人及时发现并干预。指导老年人合理营养,对患病老人进行合理的防治及营养支持。这对提高老年人群生活质量,改善其身心健康,控制疾病的发生发展,降低医疗卫生负担有积极的意义。

At present,population structure of China is progressing towards aging.Malnutrition in aged population,which seriously affect people's health,is a threatening problem in China and even in the world.Elderly people commonly suffered from physiological dysfunction or disability,as well as various diseases.They are also the population of low social status and income,lacking of healthy knowledge.Based on this statue,malnutrition in aged is more serious and of higher incidence.To prevent the situation going worse,we should screen malnutrition risk for the elderly timely and effectively,discover and intervene the disease.We should guide the elderly intake proper nutrition;give the undernourished aged proper treatment and nutritional support.These measures will improve life quality,physical and mental health of elderly.In this way,occurrence and development of disease,as well as healthy spending can be reduced.