NUTR 512 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Triglyceride, Impaired Glucose Tolerance, Vastus Lateralis Muscle
23 Jan 2018
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Functional capacity and mechanical efficiency of exercise in the elderly. Quote: (cid:862)if every(cid:271)ody is thi(cid:374)ki(cid:374)g alike, the(cid:374) so(cid:373)e(cid:271)ody is(cid:374)"t thi(cid:374)ki(cid:374)g. (cid:863) george patton. Frailty: older people has a loss sense of taste; they lose i(cid:374)terest i(cid:374) eati(cid:374)g (cid:271)e(cid:272)ause they do(cid:374)"t get the same enjoyment. We see many chronic diseases and many times multiple (dm2, htn, kidney failure, digestion problems, etc. ). They are more susceptible to falls, higher risk of bone fracture because of loss of bone mass and density. Statistics of life expectancy after elders broke a hip is about 2 years. Depressio(cid:374) is also a hall(cid:373)ark see(cid:374) i(cid:374) elders (cid:449)ho ha(cid:448)e (cid:271)ee(cid:374) (cid:862)forgotte(cid:374)(cid:863). *re(cid:272)e(cid:374)t studies ha(cid:448)e fou(cid:374)d elders are (cid:374)o(cid:449) happier. But there are (cid:373)a(cid:374)y elders (cid:449)ho are(cid:374)"t frail a(cid:374)d so depressio(cid:374) is(cid:374)"t (cid:373)u(cid:272)h associated with them. Purpose: to show the importance of an active lifestyle for disease or disability prevention and treatment, in frail and near frail adults.
