Four-week administration of an energy and protein dense oral nutritional supplement improves micronutrient concentrations but does not completely correct deficiencies in institutionalized malnourished older adults.

Introduction: Poor food intake is common among elderly living in nursing homes, leading to micronutrient deficiency (MD). There are no recommendations for the management of MD in malnourished older adults.

Methods: We conducted a single arm, open-label, multicenter interventional study in institutionalized malnourished older adults to describe the effect of a 4-week daily energy and protein dense oral nutritional supplementation (ONS, 600 kcal, 30 g protein per unit) containing 50% of the recommended daily micronutrient intake on micronutrient status.

Indicators of oral nutritional supplements prescription in nursing home residents: A cross-sectional study.

Background & Aims: Identifying factors associated with oral nutritional supplement (ONS) prescription in nursing homes (NH) may help to treat malnutrition in this very old and vulnerable population.

Objectives: The aim of the study was to investigate if resident-related and NH-related characteristics were associated with ONS prescription.

Design: Cross-sectional study using medical and demographic data from 6275 NH residents and data on the structure and organization (e.

Poor nutritional status is associated with a higher risk of falling and fracture in elderly people living at home in France: the Three-City cohort study.

Unlabelled: Falling and fractures are a public health problem in elderly people. The aim of our study was to investigate whether nutritional status is associated with the risk of falling or fracture in community-dwelling elderly. Poor nutritional status was significantly associated with a higher risk of both falling and fractures.

Nutritional status in community-dwelling elderly in France in urban and rural areas.

Unlabelled: Malnutrition is a frequent condition in elderly people, especially in nursing homes and geriatric wards. Its frequency is less well known among elderly living at home. The objective of this study was to describe the nutritional status evaluated by the Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA) of elderly community-dwellers living in rural and urban areas in France and to investigate its associated factors.