Are elderly hospitalized patients getting enough protein?

Objectives: To determine the protein requirements of elderly hospitalized patients.

Design: Cross-sectional evaluation of nitrogen balance.

Setting: Short-stay geriatric ward or rehabilitation care unit.

Energy requirements in hospitalized elderly people.

Objectives: To estimate energy intake and energy expenditure (EE) in elderly hospitalized patients recovering from an acute illness.

Design: Cross-sectional evaluation of the disparity between energy intake and expenditure.

Participants: Ninety geriatric patients (mean age+/-standard deviation 79.