Eating and aging: trends in dietary intake among older Americans from 1977-2010.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

We examined trends from 1977-2010 in calorie, macronutrient, and food group intake among US adults 55 and older.

Design

Cross-sectional time series.

Setting

A nationally representative sample of the US non-institutionalized population.

Participants

Older Americans aged ≥55 years (n=18,603) from four surveys of dietary intake in 1977-1978, 1989-1991, 1994-1996, and 2005-2010.

Measurements

Dietary intake was assessed using one 24-hour recall. Multivariable linear regression models were used to determine adjusted per capita mean energy and macronutrient intake for each survey year. Interactions were used to examine differences by race/ethnicity, gender, and generation. The top five food group contributors to total calorie intake were identified fo

SUBMITTER: Johnston R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4007308 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature