Millen B E
Boston University School of Public Health, Massachusetts 02118, USA.
Z Gerontol Geriatr. 1999 Jul;32 Suppl 1:I80-8. doi: 10.1007/s003910050185.
Population aging is a global. These demographic transitions have brought about dramatic changes in the world's health needs and status. Chronic diseases of aging account for nearly half of population morbidity and mortality in the developing regions of the world 85% of deaths and disability in developed regions. Chronic diseases in the elderly is, in over 60%, associated with malnutrition. Malnutrition is one of the few preventable risk factors for chronic diseases. Carefully planned population-based nutrition interventions can lower risk malnutrition and thus for chronic diseases and as well as for their adverse outcomes. Nutrition interventions can also be used to reach particularly vulnerable segments of the population, such as extremely frail elders, to reduce the prevalence of nutrient deficiencies. Clearly, the prevention of nutrition-related problems in the population, including older persons, has important global health implications.
人口老龄化是全球性的。这些人口结构转变给全球健康需求和状况带来了巨大变化。在世界发展中地区，老年慢性病占人口发病率和死亡率的近一半；在发达地区，这一比例高达85%。60%以上的老年人慢性病与营养不良有关。营养不良是少数可预防的慢性病风险因素之一。精心规划的基于人群的营养干预措施可以降低营养不良风险，进而降低慢性病风险及其不良后果。营养干预措施还可用于覆盖特别脆弱的人群，如极度虚弱的老年人，以降低营养缺乏症的患病率。显然，预防包括老年人在内的人群中与营养相关的问题具有重要的全球健康意义。
