Foods and Nutrients at Risk for Insufficient Intake by Community-Dwelling Healthy Older Women Eating Alone and Together in Japan—A Preliminary Finding
Eating alone and poor dental status have been reported to influence dietary intake in older adults. First, we compared nutrient and food intake and dental markers between women eating alone and together, who participated in a home health management program conducted by Kanazawa Medical University. T...
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| author | Tomoya Takiguchi Muneko Nishijo Noriko Kaneko Katsushi Yoshita Yusuke Arai Noboru Demura Yoshikazu Nishino |
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| description | Eating alone and poor dental status have been reported to influence dietary intake in older adults. First, we compared nutrient and food intake and dental markers between women eating alone and together, who participated in a home health management program conducted by Kanazawa Medical University. The results showed the significantly higher intake of fresh fruit and some micro-nutrients and a lower decayed, missing, and filled teeth (DMFT) index (better dental status) in women eating alone after adjusting for age, suggesting that dental status may mediate the association between commensality and dietary intake. Then, we investigated nutrients and foods at risk for insufficient intake and associated with increasing dental markers. The risks for the insufficient intake of protein and <i>n</i>-3 and <i>n</i>-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) were significantly increased with an increasing DMFT index. The risk for <i>n</i>-3 PUFA intake also increased with increasing numbers of missing teeth in women. Foods at risk for insufficient consumption included beans for women with an increasing DMFT index and green and yellow vegetables, fresh fruits, and meat and fish for women with increasing numbers of missing teeth. These findings suggest that good health management, including the treatment of decayed teeth, is important for the prevention of malnutrition in community-dwelling healthy older women. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a9414d327534457398dc5138f137e54b2023-11-18T02:45:45ZengMDPI AGNutrients2072-66432023-05-011510239110.3390/nu15102391Foods and Nutrients at Risk for Insufficient Intake by Community-Dwelling Healthy Older Women Eating Alone and Together in Japan—A Preliminary FindingTomoya Takiguchi0Muneko Nishijo1Noriko Kaneko2Katsushi Yoshita3Yusuke Arai4Noboru Demura5Yoshikazu Nishino6Department of Public Health, Kanazawa Medical University, Uchinada 920-0293, JapanDepartment of Public Health, Kanazawa Medical University, Uchinada 920-0293, JapanFaculty of Nursing, Ishikawa Prefectural Nursing University, Kahoku 929-1210, JapanDepartment of Public Health, Nutrition, School of Human Life and Ecology, Osaka Metropolitan University, Osaka 558-8585, JapanDepartment of Nutrition, Chiba Prefectural University of Health Sciences, Chiba 260-0801, JapanDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Kanazawa Medical University, Uchinada 920-0293, JapanDepartment of Public Health, Kanazawa Medical University, Uchinada 920-0293, JapanEating alone and poor dental status have been reported to influence dietary intake in older adults. First, we compared nutrient and food intake and dental markers between women eating alone and together, who participated in a home health management program conducted by Kanazawa Medical University. The results showed the significantly higher intake of fresh fruit and some micro-nutrients and a lower decayed, missing, and filled teeth (DMFT) index (better dental status) in women eating alone after adjusting for age, suggesting that dental status may mediate the association between commensality and dietary intake. Then, we investigated nutrients and foods at risk for insufficient intake and associated with increasing dental markers. The risks for the insufficient intake of protein and <i>n</i>-3 and <i>n</i>-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) were significantly increased with an increasing DMFT index. The risk for <i>n</i>-3 PUFA intake also increased with increasing numbers of missing teeth in women. Foods at risk for insufficient consumption included beans for women with an increasing DMFT index and green and yellow vegetables, fresh fruits, and meat and fish for women with increasing numbers of missing teeth. These findings suggest that good health management, including the treatment of decayed teeth, is important for the prevention of malnutrition in community-dwelling healthy older women.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/15/10/2391eating alonedental statusnutrient intakefood consumptionolder adults |
| spellingShingle | Tomoya Takiguchi Muneko Nishijo Noriko Kaneko Katsushi Yoshita Yusuke Arai Noboru Demura Yoshikazu Nishino Foods and Nutrients at Risk for Insufficient Intake by Community-Dwelling Healthy Older Women Eating Alone and Together in Japan—A Preliminary Finding Nutrients eating alone dental status nutrient intake food consumption older adults |
| title | Foods and Nutrients at Risk for Insufficient Intake by Community-Dwelling Healthy Older Women Eating Alone and Together in Japan—A Preliminary Finding |
| title_full | Foods and Nutrients at Risk for Insufficient Intake by Community-Dwelling Healthy Older Women Eating Alone and Together in Japan—A Preliminary Finding |
| title_fullStr | Foods and Nutrients at Risk for Insufficient Intake by Community-Dwelling Healthy Older Women Eating Alone and Together in Japan—A Preliminary Finding |
| title_full_unstemmed | Foods and Nutrients at Risk for Insufficient Intake by Community-Dwelling Healthy Older Women Eating Alone and Together in Japan—A Preliminary Finding |
| title_short | Foods and Nutrients at Risk for Insufficient Intake by Community-Dwelling Healthy Older Women Eating Alone and Together in Japan—A Preliminary Finding |
| title_sort | foods and nutrients at risk for insufficient intake by community dwelling healthy older women eating alone and together in japan a preliminary finding |
| topic | eating alone dental status nutrient intake food consumption older adults |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/15/10/2391 |
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