Nutritional status of vitamin A and E in institutionalized elderly people in Granada (Spain)

• Published in: Journal of Nutritional Science and Vitaminology 1996, Vol.42(5), pp.397-405
• Main Authors: Gamez, C. (Universidad de Granada (Spain)), Artacho, R, Ruiz-Lopez, M.D, Puerta, A, Lopez, M.C
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Biological and medical sciences; Cholesterol - blood; Cholesterol, HDL - blood; Dietary Fats - administration & dosage; ELDERLY; Energy Intake; ESPAGNE; ESPANA; ESTADO NUTRICIONAL; ETAT NUTRITIONNEL; Female; Human physiology applied to population studies and life conditions. Human ecophysiology; Humans; Institutionalization; institutionalized elderly people; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; Nutritional survey. Food supply and nutritional requirement; PERSONNE AGEE; RETINOL; serum retinol; serum α=tocopherol; Sex Characteristics; SPAIN; TERCERA EDAD; TOCOFEROLES; TOCOPHEROL; TOCOPHEROLS; Triglycerides - blood; Vitamin A - administration & dosage; Vitamin A - blood; vitamin A intake; Vitamin E - administration & dosage; Vitamin E - blood; vitamin E intake
• ISSN: 0301-4800; 1881-7742
• DOI: 10.3177/jnsv.42.397

A study has been carried out on the nutritional status of vitamin A and E in 93 institutionalized elderly people in Granada (Spain) by studying their vitamin intake and the serum values of retinol and a-tocopherol. The influence of lipid intake and lipids in plasma has been also discussed. The vitamin A intake is higher than the recommended amount and represent 209% DR in men and 217% DR in women. The vitamin E intake is deficient in 33% of the men and 27% of the women. The serum values of retinol indicate that 11 % of the women have a deficiency (