Elderly people's appetite linked to mortality.Byline: ANI Washington, May 13 (ANI): A new study has found a link between elderly people's appetite and mortality rates. The study by a Ben-Gurion University of the Negev The university is mandated to promote development of the Negev region, inspired by the vision of Israel's first Prime Minister, David Ben-Gurion, who believed that the country's future lay in the relatively undeveloped south. (BGU BGU Ben Gurion University (Beer-Sheva, Israel) BGU Bowling Green University BGU Basic Generation Unit BGU Break Glass Unit BGU Bit Geometrically Uniform BGU Business Graphics Utility BGU Ball Grid Array Cavity up ) researcher has demonstrated a link between the Daily Activity Energy Expenditure (DAEE-- an accurate measurement of total physical activity), appetite and mortality among well functioning community-dwelling adults. According to the study, information on an elderly patient's eating habits may be important for health providers regarding risk for patient deterioration and mortality. "These findings are important because they show how subjective appetite measurement can predict death, even when adjusting for health and many other variables," said Dr. Danit Shahar, a researcher with BGU's S. Daniel Abraham S. Daniel Abraham is an American businessman who was born and raised in Long Beach, New York. He is frequently included in Forbes list of the 400 wealthiest Americans, and is notable for his introduction of the Slim-Fast beverage in the late 1970s International Center for Health and Nutrition and Department of Epidemiology. "Past studies failed to show an association with survival. It was thought that decreased appetite may be an indicator or a result to other health problems, and that malnutrition, rather than low appetite was associated with mortality," Shahar added. Shahar analyzed data from the Health, Aging and Body Composition (Health ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. ) study to demonstrate that higher DAEE is strongly associated with increased appetite, resulting in lower risk of mortality in healthy older adults. Using 298 older participants (ages 70-82 years) in the Health ABC study, researchers analyzed DAEE and dietary factors, including self-reported appetite, enjoyment of eating and intake assessed by the Block Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ FFQ Food Frequency Questionnaire FFQ Fondation de la Faune du Québec (Canada) FFQ Fluid Fair Queueing FFQ Frame-Based Fair Queueing FFQ Ferrosilite-Fayalite-Quartz FFQ Filiis Filiabusque ) and Healthy Eating Index (HEI HEI Higher Education Institution (UK) HEI Health Effects Institute HEI Hautes Études Internationales HEI House Ear Institute HEI Healthy Eating Index HEI Hautes Etudes d'Ingénieur HEI High-Explosive Incendiary ). Participants who reported improved appetite were at lower risk for mortality. Similarly, participants who reported good appetite at baseline had a low risk for mortality. The results remained significant taking into account health status, physical activity, demographic and nutritional indices. Follow up was nine years. The study is published in the May issue of the Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging. (ANI) Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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