Milk consumption profile in elderly people

Authors

  • Adriana Passanha Universidade de São Paulo; Faculdade de Saúde Pública
  • Heloisa de Souza Garcia Universidade de São Paulo; Faculdade de Saúde Pública
  • Ana Maria Cervato-Mancuso Universidade de São Paulo; Faculdade de Saúde Pública; Departamento de Nutrição
  • Samantha Caesar de Andrade Universidade de São Paulo; Faculdade de Saúde Pública; Centro de Referência para a Prevenção e Controle das Doenças Associadas à Nutrição
  • Viviane Laudelino Vieira Universidade de São Paulo; Faculdade de Saúde Pública; Centro de Referência para a Prevenção e Controle das Doenças Associadas à Nutrição

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7322/jhgd.20019

Keywords:

health of the elderly, elderly nutrition, milk, health centers

Abstract

The elderly are exposed to changes in nutritional balance due to socioeconomic and physiological factors, use of medicines, illness, and/or difficult in obtaining and preparing food. These factors can lead to an inadequate dietary habit and to an inappropriate consumption of several foods, including milk. The aim of this study is to characterize aspects of milk consumption of the elderly vaccinated in the 11th National Campaign of Vaccination of the Elderly. This is a cross-sectional study in elderly volunteers of both sexes vaccinated in a School Health Center. Participants were asked about daily milk intake. Variables description was performed by frequency, standard deviation and mean; the chi-square test was used, with significance indicated by p <0.05 to verify the association between them. Three hundred elderly were interviewed, which whom 33.0% were more than 75 years old (>75 years old group) and 64.3% were female. The >75 years old group and women reported greater consumption of milk. However, the average daily intake was 275.5 mL (SD=226.67). By comparing the values with the average intake recommended by the Brazilian Food Guide, it's possible to observe that no group reached the recommendation, excluding the dairy products. Differences between the groups intake were statistically significant. Considering the advantages of including this food in the diet it is necessary to develop actions related to this issue, since many of the elderly showed negative attitudes.

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Published

2011-08-01

Issue

Vol. 21 No. 2 (2011)

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