Relationships between Nutrition Intake Status, Nutritional Condition and Physical Fitness in Elderly Women

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships between nutrition intake status, nutritional condition and physical fitness in elderly women. One hundred-seventy seven community-dwelling healthy elderly people (age=68.7±5.0 years) were measured for physical activity, diet, physical fitnes...

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Published in:International Journal of Sport and Health Science 2006, Vol.4(Special_Issue_2_2006), pp.544-554
Main Authors: Sakato, Yoko, Tanabe, Kai, Nishijima, Takahiko, Fukunaga, Tetsuo, Kuno, Shinya
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
dietary intake
health promotion
malnutrition
nutrition
physical fitness
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Summary:The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships between nutrition intake status, nutritional condition and physical fitness in elderly women. One hundred-seventy seven community-dwelling healthy elderly people (age=68.7±5.0 years) were measured for physical activity, diet, physical fitness, biochemical parameters, and body composition. There were no significant differences between the 60-69 year-old group and the 70+ year-old group in nutrition intake and nutritional condition, which were higher than the national average in each age. Both nutrition intake and blood data satisfied an age standard level, and all subjects were in good nutritional condition. There was a significant positive correlation between protein intake and energy consumption (p
ISSN:1348-1509
1880-4012
1880-4012
DOI:10.5432/ijshs.4.544