Anorexia of aging
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The anorexia of aging.
Malnutrition in the elderly is one of the greatest threats to health, well-being and autonomy, it is therefore crucial to understand and to contrast the causal factors of inadequate energy intake. This review focuses on the mechanisms of the so-called 'anorexia of aging'. In recent years, it has been shown that elderly subjects have abnormal peripheral signal patterns and alterations in central...
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عنوان ژورنال: The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
سال: 1998
ISSN: 0002-9165,1938-3207
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/68.3.758