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Vitamins and Aging

Vitamins and Aging CHAPTER 7 LARRY E. J OHNSON DEPARTMENT OF FAMI LY MEDICINE UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI MEDI CAL CENTER Vitamin requirements in older pe rsons have traditi onally been cons idered to be the same or less than those of you nger adults. Data now suggests, however, that many vitamin needs in crease wit h advanci ng age ( Ru ssell & Suter, 1993). The controversy is confound ed by the fact that there are few large studies of vit am in requirements in the elderly. The elderly comprise a hete rogeneous group, in which chronological and biological age are often di sparate; whether it is possib le to incorpo­ rate this variab ili ty in to broadly useful recommendations for vitam in re­ qu irements rema in s unclear. The latest Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDAs), published in 1989, include, as have earli er ed iti ons, a ll person s above 5 1 years of age as one category (Tab le 7. 1) (Food and Nutr iti on Board, 1989). In add iti on, certain medical problems become more com· mon w it h age. If vitamin needs are affected by these common problem s, pe rh aps recommendations regard http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Annual Review of Gerontology & Geriatrics Springer Publishing

Vitamins and Aging

JOHNSON, LARRY E.
Annual Review of Gerontology & Geriatrics , Volume 15 (1): 44 – Jan 1, 1995
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CHAPTER 7 LARRY E. J OHNSON DEPARTMENT OF FAMI LY MEDICINE UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI MEDI CAL CENTER Vitamin requirements in older pe rsons have traditi onally been cons idered to be the same or less than those of you nger adults. Data now suggests, however, that many vitamin needs in crease wit h advanci ng age ( Ru ssell & Suter, 1993). The controversy is confound ed by the fact that there are few large studies of vit am in requirements in the elderly. The elderly comprise a hete rogeneous group, in which chronological and biological age are often di sparate; whether it is possib le to incorpo­ rate this variab ili ty in to broadly useful recommendations for vitam in re­ qu irements rema in s unclear. The latest Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDAs), published in 1989, include, as have earli er ed iti ons, a ll person s above 5 1 years of age as one category (Tab le 7. 1) (Food and Nutr iti on Board, 1989). In add iti on, certain medical problems become more com· mon w it h age. If vitamin needs are affected by these common problem s, pe rh aps recommendations regard

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