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Nutrient intake and plate waste from an Australian residential care facility

Grieger, J. and Nowson, Caryl 2007, Nutrient intake and plate waste from an Australian residential care facility, European journal of clinical nutrition, vol. 61, pp. 655-663.


Title Nutrient intake and plate waste from an Australian residential care facility
Author(s) Grieger, J.
Nowson, Caryl
Journal name European journal of clinical nutrition
Volume number 61
Start page 655
End page 663
Publisher Nature Publishing Group
Place of publication London, England
Publication date 2007
ISSN 0954-3007
Keyword(s) nursing homes
energy intake
calcium
vitamin D
food waste
Summary Objective: To determine the plate waste, energy and selected-nutrient intake, from elderly residents living in a high-level care (HLC) and low-level care (LLC) facility.

Design: Three, single, whole day assessments of plate waste, energy, and selected nutrients, using a visual rating plate waste scale.

Setting: Long-term residential care establishment.

Subjects: One hundred and sixty-nine (93 HLC and 76 LLC) individual daily intakes.

Main findings: The mean energy wasted throughout the whole day was 17%. The energy wasted from main meals (16%) was significantly less than the energy wasted at mid-meals (22%, P=0.049). The lowest mean energy wastage occurred at breakfast (8%) compared to lunch (22%) and dinner (25%, P<0.001). The mean (s.d.) daily energy served and consumed was 8.1 (2.0) and 6.6 (2.2) MJ, respectively. There was no difference in energy served or consumed between HLC and LLC residents. On the observation day, 60% of residents consumed less than their estimated energy requirement. The mean calcium intake was 796 (346) mg, and the median (inter-quartile range) vitamin D intake was 1.78 (2.05) μg.

Conclusion: On 1 day, more than half the residents surveyed were at risk of consuming an inadequate energy intake, which over-time, may result in body weight loss. Although wastage was not excessive and energy served was adequate, the amount of food eaten was insufficient to meet energy and calcium requirements for a significant number of residents and it is not possible to consume sufficient vitamin D through food sources.
Notes published online 6 December 2006
Language eng
Field of Research 111199 Nutrition and Dietetics not elsewhere classified
HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal
Copyright notice ©2007, Nature Publishing Group
Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30015022

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