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A 7 page paper discussing controlling diabetes and obesity in the elderly through better nutrition. Intervention that seeks to control both diabetes and obesity in the elderly is not an easy task, but it is one that at least is logical. Patient education is paramount, as is an approach marked with creativity. Visual attractiveness is more important as well, for taste and smell are not as active as in individuals’ earlier years. Controlling diabetes and obesity in the elderly through nutrition is not easy, but it is possible. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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7 pages (~225 words per page)
File: CC6_KSdiabObesEld.rtf
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Todays elderly populations in developed nations face a plethora of conditions for which they are at increased risk with increasing age. Nutrient adsorption mechanisms are not as
efficient in the elderly, which means for them that they can be undernourished even when getting a reasonably balanced diet. Natural muscle atrophy associated with advancing age and decreasing
mobility efficiency conspire to limit the intensity of exercise that the elderly can perform. Further, the elderly tend to tire more easily and are not able to engage in
even mild exercise for extended periods. All of these limitations combine to limit the amount of exercise that the elderly can gain for
themselves, even when they actively seek to increase their levels of activity. Type II diabetes has reached epidemic proportions, as has obesity. Lack of exercise contributes to increasing
obesity, which in turn is a risk factor for diabetes. Nutrition appears to constitute an effective control for each condition. Diabetes Today
As much as 5 percent of the population may be affected by diabetes, although in the late 1980s a survey by the Centers for Disease Control found "The prevalence of
self-reported diabetes ranged from 1.6% among persons aged 18-34 years to 12.5% among persons aged 65-74 years" (Current Trends Regional Variation, 1990) and incidence of new cases has grown in
great proportion since that time. Diabetes is a disease of carbohydrate metabolism in which the sufferer of the disease is unable to absorb glucose from the blood. While
those whose diabetes is controlled do well overall, there is nonetheless a reduced life expectancy by as much as one-third, with increased chances of blindness, kidney disease, gangrene and heart
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