CALCIUM AND IRON INTAKE BY OLD PEOPLE LIVING IN GERIATRIC INSTITUTIONS IN FORTALEZA, CE

Calcium and iron intake by 152 old people living in geriatric institutions in Fortaleza, CE was analyzed. The methodology used consisted of weighing food first and then its remainder after meals in order to calculate food consumption. The results showed that 93% of the old people studied presented i...

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Main Authors: Tarciana Nobre de Menezes, Maria de Fátima Nunes Marucci, Ivanira Maria Moreira Holanda
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Published: Universidade Estadual do Sudoeste da Bahia 2005-10-01
Series:Revista Saúde.com
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Online Access:http://www.uesb.br/revista/rsc/ojs/index.php/rsc/article/view/26/114