Beverage consumption in chilean older adults.

Authors

  • Dominique Díaz Montecinos
  • Jairo Torres García
  • Camila Maldonado
  • Francisco Rodríguez
  • Samuel Durán Agüero

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12873/403diaz

Keywords:

Water, liquids, beverages intake, elderly

Abstract

Introduction: Good hydration of the elderly, in addition to optimal health, allows a good function of nutrient transport and fluid balance.
Objective: To characterize the consumption of water and liquids in Chilean elderly.
Methods: Descriptive study, conducted in autonomous elderly, of both sexes. Participants were selected for convenience in the Metropolitan Region. To each one a nutritional evaluation was carried out, based on anthropometric measures and a quantified and adapted consumption survey was applied
to determine the fluid intake.
Results: They were evaluated at 539 elderly, 53.4% correspond to women, the average age is 70.9 ± 6.4 years, and 54.9% of them have excess malnutrition by excessive calories intake. Regarding the consumption of liquids, the average is 1656.2 ml / day, the highest consumption corresponds to tea with 89.4%, followed by 62.7% milk and 58.6% carbonated drinks. Regarding the differences by sex, women have a higher consumption of coffee, carbonated
drinks, milk and water, and in the case of men, a higher consumption of tea. The consumption of milk and herbal water is higher in elderly over 80 years of age.
Conclusions: The average of liquid consumption of elderly is lower than recommended, the liquids most consumed by them to hydrate are tea, juices, mate, drinking water, milk and carbonated drinks.

Published

2020-11-02

How to Cite

Díaz Montecinos, D., Torres García, J., Maldonado, C., Rodríguez, F., & Durán Agüero, S. (2020). Beverage consumption in chilean older adults. Nutrición Clínica Y Dietética Hospitalaria, 40(3). https://doi.org/10.12873/403diaz

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