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在西方发达国家人口增长最快的部分是老年人,预计至2000年65岁以上者将比1970年增长50％。愈来愈多的证据表明,慢性疾病可能与营养摄入有关。即使在为糖尿病、冠心病和高血压等慢性病例制订治疗方案时,饮食也是一项重要的组成部分。不过食物的摄入及其导致的营养状态究竟对疾病的作用如何,其确切机制仍然不明。此外急性病(包括外伤及外科手术后)的营养治疗在护理老年病人中仍有尚未解决的重要问题。另外还有证据表明,增加应用加工过的食物和有螯
The fastest growing population in the developed western countries is the elderly. It is estimated that by the year 2000, people over the age of 65 will grow 50% over 1970. There is growing evidence that chronic diseases may be related to nutritional intake. Even in the development of treatment options for chronic cases of diabetes, coronary heart disease and high blood pressure, diet is an important part. However, the exact mechanism by which the intake of food and its resulting nutritional status affect the disease remains unknown. In addition, nutritional treatment of acute diseases (including trauma and surgery) still has important problems that remain unresolved in the care of elderly patients. There is also evidence that increased use of processed food and chelation