Food and beverages undermining elderly health: three food-based dietary guidelines to avoid or delay chronic diseases of lifestyle among the elderly in South Africa

South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Carin Napier¹  Yasaman Jamshidi-Naeini²  Gugulethu Moyo²  Wilna Oldewage-Theron³ 

[1] Department of Food & Nutrition Consumer Sciences, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Afric;Centre for Longitudinal Research, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealan;Department of Nutritional Sciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, United State;Department of Nutritional Sciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, United State;Department of Sustainable Food Systems and Development, Free State University, Bloemfontein, South Afric;

关键词: elderly;    fat intake;    food-based dietary guidelines;    salt intake;    South Africa;    sugar consumption;   

DOI  :  10.1080/16070658.2021.1947039

来源: Taylor & Francis

【 摘 要 】

patterns among South African older adults indicate a moderate intake of total fat and salt, as well as a high sugar intake. Total fat, saturated fat, sugar and salt intakes are associated with non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and mortality. Processed and ultra-processed foods are common in elderly households and contain high levels of fat, sugar and salt and are associated with frailty. This paper aims to review the available scientific evidence on the effect on health status of dietary sugar, fat and salt consumption among the elderly. This information will be used to confirm the need for dietary sugar, fat and salt food-based dietary guidelines for the elderly South African population.

【 授权许可】

CC BY