| Introduction | | | | risk for atherosclerosis. The metabolism of |
| If current nutrient trends continue, one out of | | | | homocysteine to methioine and cysteine needed |
| every five Americans will be over the age of 65 | | | | folic acid, vitamin B12 and B6. |
| by the year 2025. This projected aging increase | | | | Vitamin D can be a problem as well |
| an interest in American people for defining the | | | | In older peoples they lack vitamins D because |
| nutrients for older people. Recent research shows | | | | they do not spend much time in the sunlight. To |
| that many essential nutrients needs for the older | | | | convert both dehydro-cholesterol to vitamin D in |
| people. | | | | the skin and 25- (OH) to 1,25- (OH) 2 in the |
| Vitamins B6 is a problem nutrients for many | | | | kidney decrease with age. The lack of 1,25- (OH) |
| Americans | | | | 2 vitamin D leads to negative calcium balance. This |
| The absorption and use of vitamin B6 is | | | | may contribute to osteoporosis. |
| decreases in older people. Vitamin B6 is a problem | | | | Some evidence for increase need for chromium |
| nutrient for many Americans especially for older | | | | and zinc as well |
| people. Many older Americans get less than 50% | | | | Chromium is not rich in the American diet and |
| of the RDA in their diet. | | | | mainly older peoples have difficultly to converting |
| Lack of vitamins B12 causes atrophic gastritis | | | | dietary chromium to the biologically active |
| Vitamin B12 is a prevalent shortage in older | | | | chromadullin. The chromium lack leads to diabetes. |
| people. Many older peoples develop atrophic | | | | An older people consumes one-half RDA for zinc. |
| gastritis; this is because of decrease Hcl secretion | | | | Astrophic gastritis can also interfere with zinc |
| in the stomach. The decreased production of | | | | absorption. Symptoms of zinc lack include |
| intrinsic can also leads to poor absorption of | | | | dermatitis, loss of taste and weaken immune. |
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| levels of the amino acids homocysteine. Maybe a | | | | |