Nutritional Status and Dietary Diversity: A Community-based Assessment among Elderly Residents of Budge Budge II Block, West Bengal

Abstract Background: Aging makes elderly people vulnerable to malnutrition; factors such as feeding difficulty, reduced mobility, psychological distress, being widowed, illiteracy, poverty, and poor access to health and social services further aggravate the condition. Decreased nutrition is one of t...

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Published in:	International journal of applied and basic medical research Vol. 15; no. 2; pp. 109 - 115
Main Authors:	Gupta, Kalpana, Dutta, Sinjita, Mandal, Moumita, Chakrabarti, Sreetama, Bysack, Ratul Kumar
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	India Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 01.04.2025 Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd
Edition:	2
Subjects:	Food habits India Malnutrition Nutrition Nutritional status Original Original Article Poverty Product/Service Evaluations Social service Stress (Psychology) India West Bengal India Mini Nutritional Assessment elderly Dietary diversity
ISSN:	2229-516X, 2248-9606
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