Folic acid and ascorbic acid status have been assessed in
twenty non-institutionalized elderly subjects with respect to both
hematological and dietary aspects.
The hemoglobins, hematocrits, and serum ascorbic acid
concentrations were within the normal range. A few subjects had
total serum protein concentrations which were less than the acceptable
level....
The effects of improved oral hygiene on the nutrition of 23
elderly institutionalized men and women were investigated. An experimental
group of 12 received professional oral hygiene treatments
three times weekly for a period of five weeks, while a control group
of 11 received only placebo work. Changes in taste...
Ninety people, aged 60 and older, were interviewed regarding
their shopping habits, use of convenience foods, frequency of food
use and reasons for food preferences. The relation of income level
and education level to reasons for food use was also investigated.
The major source of purchased food was the chain...
The plasma concentrations and the dietary intakes of vitamin E
were determined in 20 elderly and ten young subjects. Five subjects
in the older group were known to take supplements of vitamin E. The
mean concentration of tocopherols (determined chemically) in the
plasma of all unsupplemented subjects was 1.12 ±...
The effects of an 11-week jogging program on the plasma lipid
fractions and clotting time of 19 late adolescent males (18 to 19
years) were investigated. Total lipids, triglycerides, total and free
cholesterol, phospholipids, non-esterified fatty acids, and clotting
time of plasma were determined. Statistical analysis was applied
to the...
The effect of source of dietary carboyhydrate upon the concentration
and distribution of phospholipids in the fractions of human
blood was studied. Three healthy women received diets which contained
16% of the calories as protein, 40% as fat, and 44% as carbohydrate.
During the four dietary periods of six days...
The effect of source of dietary carbohydrate on the plasma lipid
concentrations and glucose tolerance were studied. Three women
received diets which contained 16%, 40%, and 44% of calories as
protein, fat, and carbohydrate, respectively. During the control
period of six days the carbohydrate was derived from mixed sources.
In...