NUTRITION AND
HEALTHY AGING IN
THE COMMUNITY
WORKSHOP SUMMARY
Sheila Moats and Julia Hoglund, Rapporteurs
Food and Nutrition Board
INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE
OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES
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Sheila Moats and Julia Hoglund, Rapporteurs
Food and Nutrition Board
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This study was supported by Contract No. N01-OD-4-2139, Task Order No. 235,
between the National Academy of Sciences and the National Institutes of Health
(Division of Nutrition Research Coordination and Office of Dietary Supplements)
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and Human Services (Administration on Aging), and grants from Abbott Labora-
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PLANNING COMMITTEE ON NUTRITION AND HEALTHY
AGING IN THE COMMUNITY: A WORKSHOP*
GORDON L. JENSEN (Chair), Professor and Head, Department of
Nutritional Sciences, Pennsylvania State University, University Park
CONNIE W. BALES, Professor of Medicine, Division of Geriatrics, Duke
University, NC and the Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical
Center, Durham VA Medical Center, NC
ELIZABETH B. LANDON, Vice President, Community Services,
CareLink, North Little Rock, AR
JULIE L. LOCHER, Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of
Gerontology, Geriatrics, and Palliative Care, University of Alabama,
Birmingham
DOUGLAS PADDON-JONES, Associate Professor, Department
of Nutrition and Metabolism, School of Health Professionals,
Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Medical
Branch, Galveston
NADINE R. SAHYOUN, Associate Professor, Department of Nutrition
and Food Science, University of Maryland, College Park
NANCY S. WELLMAN, Adjunct Professor, Friedman School of Nutrition
Science and Policy, Tufts University, Boston, MA
IOM Staff
SHEILA MOATS, Study Director
JULIA HOGLUND, Research Associate
ALLISON BERGER, Senior Program Assistant
ANTON L. BANDY, Financial Associate
GERALDINE KENNEDO, Administrative Assistant
LINDA D. MEYERS, Director, Food and Nutrition Board
*Institute of Medicine planning committees are solely responsible for organizing the work-
shop, identifying topics, and choosing speakers. The responsibility for the published workshop
summary rests with the workshop rapporteur and the institution.
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Reviewers
This report has been reviewed in draft form by individuals chosen
for their diverse perspectives and technical expertise, in accordance with
procedures approved by the National Research Council’s Report Review
Committee. The purpose of this independent review is to provide candid
and critical comments that will assist the institution in making its published
report as sound as possible and to ensure that the report meets institutional
standards for objectivity, evidence, and responsiveness to the study charge.
The review comments and draft manuscript remain confidential to protect
the integrity of the process. We wish to thank the following individuals for
their review of this report:
Rose Ann DiMaria-Ghalili, Doctoral Nursing Department and
Nutrition Sciences Department, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
Denise K. Houston, Department of Internal Medicine, Section on
Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, Wake Forest School of
Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC
Gordon Jensen, Department of Nutritional Sciences, Pennsylvania
State University, University Park
Nadine R. Sahyoun, Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences,
University of Maryland, College Park
Dennis T. Villareal, New Mexico VA Health Care System,
Albuquerque
Although the reviewers listed above have provided many constructive
comments and suggestions, they did not see the final draft of the report
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viii REVIEWERS
before its release. The review of this report was overseen by Hugh H.
Tilson, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Appointed by the
Institute of Medicine, he was responsible for making certain that an inde-
pendent examination of this report was carried out in accordance with
institutional procedures and that all review comments were carefully con-
sidered. Responsibility for the final content of this report rests entirely with
the authors and the institution.
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Contents
Overview 1
1 Introduction 5
2 Nutrition Issues of Concern in the Community 15
3 Transitional Care and Beyond 49
4 Transition to Community Care: Models and Opportunities 63
5 Successful Intervention Models in the Community Setting 83
6 Research Gaps 105
APPENDIXES
A Workshop Agenda 113
B Moderator and Speaker Biographical Sketches 119
C Workshop Attendees 133
D Abbreviations and Acronyms 139
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