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Nutritional intake and recreational physical activity in healthy elderly women living in the community.
J Nutr Health Aging 2005 Nov-Dec; 9(6):397-402JN

Abstract

PURPOSE

Recreational physical activity, which increases energy expenditure, may help to maintain proper food intake. To compare the nutritional intake of inactive, active and very active healthy elderly women.

METHODS

Eighty-two women were recruited in the community. Participants had to be > or = 65 years and in good health (< or = 2 drugs, < or = 1 major illness, < or = 1 surgical operation, no disability in basic or instrumental activities of daily living and no cognitive impairment). We compared food intakes between the 26 inactive (age 73.9 +/- 7.7 y, BMI 24.3 +/- 3.2 kg/m2), the 29 active (age 71.5 +/- 5.6 y, BMI 23.2 +/- 3.5 kg/m2) and the 27 very active (age 70.9 +/- 4.8 y, BMI 24.3 +/- 3.2 kg/m2) healthy women. The nutritional intake was evaluated by a three-day food record. Macronutrient, mineral and vitamin content were derived from tables. Self-reported type, duration and frequency of recreational physical activities during the last month were converted into energy expenditures.

RESULTS

Despite high levels of energy intake (mean 1743.9 kcal/d), mean intakes of calcium, vitamin B1, E and folic acid were lower than Recommended Dietary Allowances (-26.2%, -12%, -50.8%, -2.4% respectively) in the whole sample. There were no significant differences of energy intake and quantities of nutrients between the groups except for calcium intake which was significantly higher in inactive women (p=0.04).

CONCLUSION

Active healthy elderly women do not have a better nutritional profile than their inactive peers.

Authors+Show Affiliations

Rolland Y
Service de Médecine Interne et de Gérontologie Clinique, Hôpital Casselardit, Pavillon Junod, 31300 Toulouse, France. yves.rolland@9online.fr
Pillard F
No affiliation info available
Garrigue E
No affiliation info available
Amouyal K
No affiliation info available
Riviere D
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Vellas B
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MeSH

AgedCohort StudiesDietDiet RecordsDiet SurveysDietary CarbohydratesDietary FatsDietary ProteinsEnergy IntakeExerciseFemaleFranceGeriatric AssessmentHumansMineralsNutrition AssessmentNutrition PolicyNutritional StatusProspective StudiesVitamins

Pub Type(s)

Comparative Study
Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

16395511

Citation

Rolland, Y, et al. "Nutritional Intake and Recreational Physical Activity in Healthy Elderly Women Living in the Community." The Journal of Nutrition, Health & Aging, vol. 9, no. 6, 2005, pp. 397-402.
Rolland Y, Pillard F, Garrigue E, et al. Nutritional intake and recreational physical activity in healthy elderly women living in the community. J Nutr Health Aging. 2005;9(6):397-402.
Rolland, Y., Pillard, F., Garrigue, E., Amouyal, K., Riviere, D., & Vellas, B. (2005). Nutritional intake and recreational physical activity in healthy elderly women living in the community. The Journal of Nutrition, Health & Aging, 9(6), pp. 397-402.
Rolland Y, et al. Nutritional Intake and Recreational Physical Activity in Healthy Elderly Women Living in the Community. J Nutr Health Aging. 2005;9(6):397-402. PubMed PMID: 16395511.
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TY - JOUR T1 - Nutritional intake and recreational physical activity in healthy elderly women living in the community. AU - Rolland,Y, AU - Pillard,F, AU - Garrigue,E, AU - Amouyal,K, AU - Riviere,D, AU - Vellas,B, PY - 2006/1/6/pubmed PY - 2006/3/1/medline PY - 2006/1/6/entrez SP - 397 EP - 402 JF - The journal of nutrition, health & aging JO - J Nutr Health Aging VL - 9 IS - 6 N2 - PURPOSE: Recreational physical activity, which increases energy expenditure, may help to maintain proper food intake. To compare the nutritional intake of inactive, active and very active healthy elderly women. METHODS: Eighty-two women were recruited in the community. Participants had to be > or = 65 years and in good health (< or = 2 drugs, < or = 1 major illness, < or = 1 surgical operation, no disability in basic or instrumental activities of daily living and no cognitive impairment). We compared food intakes between the 26 inactive (age 73.9 +/- 7.7 y, BMI 24.3 +/- 3.2 kg/m2), the 29 active (age 71.5 +/- 5.6 y, BMI 23.2 +/- 3.5 kg/m2) and the 27 very active (age 70.9 +/- 4.8 y, BMI 24.3 +/- 3.2 kg/m2) healthy women. The nutritional intake was evaluated by a three-day food record. Macronutrient, mineral and vitamin content were derived from tables. Self-reported type, duration and frequency of recreational physical activities during the last month were converted into energy expenditures. RESULTS: Despite high levels of energy intake (mean 1743.9 kcal/d), mean intakes of calcium, vitamin B1, E and folic acid were lower than Recommended Dietary Allowances (-26.2%, -12%, -50.8%, -2.4% respectively) in the whole sample. There were no significant differences of energy intake and quantities of nutrients between the groups except for calcium intake which was significantly higher in inactive women (p=0.04). CONCLUSION: Active healthy elderly women do not have a better nutritional profile than their inactive peers. SN - 1279-7707 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/16395511/Nutritional_intake_and_recreational_physical_activity_in_healthy_elderly_women_living_in_the_community_ L2 - https://medlineplus.gov/exerciseforolderadults.html DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -