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Limitations and challenges surrounding the current methods for dietary assessment of older adults make it difficult to collect high-quality, reliable dietary intake information. At the request of the National Institutes of Health's Office of Dietary Supplements, a planning committee of eight individuals will be convened to plan a series of public virtual workshops that feature invited presentations and discussions to provide guidance to researchers and clinicians. These workshops will focus on exploring the evidence on different methods used to assess the intakes of food and supplements in older adults, with special emphasis placed on individuals aged 75 and older.
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A planning committee of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will plan a series of three to four public virtual workshops that explore the evidence on methods for best practices in assessing dietary intakes and instituting more harmonization and standardization in applying them to assess dietary intakes in older adults with special emphasis on those aged 75 years and older. The workshops will feature invited presentations and discussions focused on providing guidance to researchers and clinicians. Specific issues to be considered include:
- Methods to improve assessment of oral intake from all sources (food, beverages, drugs, supplements) in older adults, with an emphasis on sub-groups (i.e., by chronological age [old, oldest old], biological age [healthy and frail], functional status, literacy level, settings [i.e. community-living, assisted living and long term chronic care facilities, nursing homes, hospitals], program participation [i.e. home delivered meal programs, Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP), Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP);
- Summaries of what is known and not known (gaps in knowledge) about total dietary intakes in older adults from current research, especially those identifying gaps in dietary assessment tools used and possible remedies for them, and the special challenges in older adult populations, which are relevant to the Dietary Guidelines 2025-2030 which will focus on older adults; and
- Exploration of best practices and guidelines for total dietary assessment for surveillance and clinical care. (i.e., oral intake from foods beverages, dietary supplements and medications) in older adult groups and sub-groups residing in various settings.
The planning committee will organize the workshop, select and invite speakers and discussants and moderate the discussions. Workshop proceedings of the presentations and discussions will be prepared by a designated rapporteur in accordance with institutional guidelines.
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National Institutes of Health
