AVALIAÇÃO NUTRICIONAL DE IDOSOS: ANTES E APÓS INTERVENÇÃO NUTRICIONAL

Abstract

Objectives: The elderly population is increasing worldwide, therefore need meet their nutritional needs, their physiological and pathological changes for the better nutritional assessment and intervention is performed. The objective of this study was to nutritional assessment and knowledge of food consumption, and promote nutritional intervention of a group of elderly participants of a social program. Methods: Nutritional assessment using BMI parameters (body mass index), arm circumference and doubles Cutaneous triceps (DCT) before and after the intervention performed, answer a questionnaire with simple, objective questions, and the knowledge of food consumption we applied a food diary (three) days). Results: 12 elderly were evaluated by means of anthropometric measurements carried out it was observed that after the elderly interventions do not improve their nutritional status, moving from normal weight to malnutrition and overweight according to the BMI, as the assessment of CB, CMB, DCT the prevalence was of normal weight. And according to the food assessment showed the Same values according to the recommendations of the DRIS. Conclusion: the interventions with the elderly obtained the expected result with regard to improving the nutritional status and dietary intake.