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Research Project: Nutrition, Immune and Inflammatory Responses, and Related Diseases

Location: Jean Mayer Human Nutrition Research Center On Aging

Title: Hidden hunger: solutions for America's aging populations

Author
item EGGERSDORFER, MANFRED - Dsm Nutritional Products, Ltd
item AKOBUNDU, UCHEOMA - Meals On Wheels
item BAILEY, REGAN - Purdue University
item SHLISKY BAXTER, JULIE - New York Academy Of Sciences
item BEAUDREAULT, AMY - University Of California
item BERGERON, GILLES - New York Academy Of Sciences
item BLANCATO, ROBERT - Defeat Malnutrition Today
item BLUMBERG, JEFFREY - Tufts University
item BOURASSA, MEGAN - New York Academy Of Sciences
item GOMES, FILOMENA - New York Academy Of Sciences
item JENSEN, GORDON - University Of Vermont
item JOHNSON, MARY ANN - University Of Nebraska
item MACKAY, DOUGLAS - Council For Responsible Nutrition
item MARSHALL, KERI - Dsm Nutritional Products, Ltd
item MEYDANI, SIMIN - Jean Mayer Human Nutrition Research Center On Aging At Tufts University
item TUCKER, KATHERINE - University Of Massachusetts

Submitted to: Nutrients
Publication Type: Review Article
Publication Acceptance Date: 8/30/2018
Publication Date: 9/1/2018
Citation: Eggersdorfer, M., Akobundu, U., Bailey, R.L., Shlisky Baxter, J., Beaudreault, A.R., Bergeron, G., Blancato, R.B., Blumberg, J.B., Bourassa, M.W., Gomes, F., Jensen, G., Johnson, M., Mackay, D., Marshall, K., Meydani, S.N., Tucker, K.L. 2018. Hidden hunger: solutions for America's aging populations. Nutrients. 10(9):1210. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu10091210.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/nu10091210

Interpretive Summary:

Technical Abstract: The global population, including the United States, is experiencing a demographic shift with the proportion of older adults (65 years) growing faster than any other age group. This demographic group is at higher risk for developing nutrition-related chronic conditions such as heart disease and diabetes as well as infections such as influenza and pneumonia. As a result, an emphasis on nutrition is instrumental for disease risk reduction. Unfortunately, inadequate nutrient status or deficiency, often termed hidden hunger, disproportionately affects older adults because of systematic healthcare, environmental, and biological challenges. This report summarizes the unique nutrition challenges facing the aging population and identifies strategies, interventions, and policies to address hidden hunger among the older adults.