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Registered Dietitian

Category - Nutrition Care

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When assessing the nutritional status of elderly individuals it is important to use age-specific height and weight tables because:
  1. The elderly have more body weight relative to height due to losses in stature.
  2. Elderly individuals lose and gain weight more readily than the rest of the population.
  3. Percentages of body water are higher among the elderly.
  4. BMIs are lower among the elderly.
Explanation
Answer: A - When assessing the nutritional status of the elderly it is important to use age-specific height and weight tables because the elderly have more body weight relative to height, due to losses in stature (1.2 cm per 20 years of life). Percentages of body water are lower among the elderly.
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