We have investigated the meals of people all aged above 65 years of age who were lying sick at home for over three months in Tokyo. The subjects were 49 men and 82 women and their average ages for the men were 76 years old, 79 years old for the women.
The results obtained were as follows:
1) The causes for lying in bed were cerebral vascular accident, cerebromalacia, hypertensive disease, and fracture, etc.
2) They had difficulties in moving their arms or legs, or dental trouble.
3) Persons of almost all ages took delight in taking meals.
4) The favorite foods were Japanese cake, raw fish (sashimi), tempura and deep fried dishes cooked vegetables, and the foods disliked were pork, vegetable salad and milk.
5) Half of them who had smoked or drunk when they were in good health now gave up these habits.
6) The daily nutritional intake of the aged was about 30% less when compared with the daily dietary allowance, and the calcium intake of the women was the lowest among all nutrients taken.
