NUTR 3150 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Vitamin B12 Deficiency, Dried Fruit, Caffeine
24 Jul 2018
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If older adult has diverticulosis, important to increase muscle tone of the gut through stimulation with a high fibre diet: avoid skins, seeds, nuts, and other specific foods that may cause pain, probiotics and prebiotics may be helpful. Anemia: several forms of anemia in older adults, and decreased hgb (hemoglobin) is often seen (dorner. Iron deficiency anemia: pernicious anemia- vitamin b12 deficiency, megaloblastic anemia- folate deficiency, early symptoms of all, lack of energy, decreased interest in activities of daily living, how are the different types differentiated. Pernicious anemia: underuse of b-12 by the body, gastric mucosa defect inadequate secretion of intrinsic factor (if, atrophic gastritis hcl, if, symptoms, numbness of hands, nerve damage, cognitive changes, treatment, vitamin b12 monthly injections or oral supplementation. Older age and type 2 dm: with age, hormonal changes lead to increased insulin resistance at the cellular level, delayed uptake of glucose by liver and muscle higher serum glucose and insulin levels.
