nasrin nasr nasr abadi1, Vida Mohammadi2, mahrokh keshvari3*
Background: Nutrition in elderly is very important and has a significant impact on health and quality of life. However, in developing countries, including our country pay little attention to this matter and there is a limited information regarding the nutritional status of elderly people. Therefore, the present study aimed to determine the intake of different food groups in the elderly covered by health centers in Isfahan.
Methods: This is a cross-sectional study on 242 elderly people (125 women and 117 men) aged above 60 years covered by health centers in Isfahan, was conducted in 2016. Food intake collected using food frequency questionnaires and assessment of data was done using descriptive statistics.
Results: This study shows that in compare bread and cereals group intake (9.46 unit) and Meat and beans group intake (2.79 unit) were Equal and milk and milk products group (2.08 unit) and vegetables group (2.88 unit) and fruit group (0.34 unit) were less than recommended amounts.
Conclusions: It seems that due to the mismatch between Esfahan elderly food intakes and recommended amounts .The incoming Less than the standard amount of milk and milk products, fruits and vegetables food groups Through careful planning to get nutritional food groups we require planning to establish a balanced and adequate diet for elderly people.
