Interaction between malnutrition and physical disability in older adults: is there a malnutrition-disability cycle?

Malnutrition and physical disability are urgent issues in super-aging societies and the 2 phenomena are closely linked in older adults. Both conditions have common underlying causes, including physiological changes due to aging and burdens imposed by disease or injury. Accordingly, a concept of the...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Nutrition reviews 2023-01, Vol.81 (2), p.191-205
Main Authors: Nishioka, Shinta, Wakabayashi, Hidetaka
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Aging
Humans
Malnutrition - complications
Malnutrition - epidemiology
Citations: Items that this one cites
Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:Malnutrition and physical disability are urgent issues in super-aging societies and the 2 phenomena are closely linked in older adults. Both conditions have common underlying causes, including physiological changes due to aging and burdens imposed by disease or injury. Accordingly, a concept of the malnutrition-disability cycle was generated and a comprehensive literature search was performed. There was insufficient evidence to prove an interrelationship between malnutrition and physical disabilities, because of the study design and poor quality, among other factors. However, some evidence exists for the interaction between low body mass index and swallowing disorders, and the effects of some malnutrition and disability components. This review provides the rationale for this interaction, the concept of a malnutrition-disability cycle is proposed, and the available evidence is critically appraise.
ISSN:0029-6643
1753-4887
DOI:10.1093/nutrit/nuac047