Abstract
The elderly are at risk for the low intake of nutrients. This study was performed to evaluate the present status of nutrition, and daily dietary selenium intake in twentyseven home residents over 65 years old. Duplicate diets and between meal snacks were collected over 3-day periods. There were no restrictions in the daily living of the home residents. The energy and nutrient intakes were estimated by calculation using food composition tables. The selenium intake was assessed by chemical analysis. In many home residents, the levels of nutrient intakes except for calcium, magnesium, zinc, vitamin A, vitamin B2, vitamin C and dietary fiber, were lower than those of the RDAs for Japanese. However, individuals in home residents should improve their intake of some nutrients. The mean dietary selenium intake was about 60μg/day and higher than the RDA for Japanese. Moreover, the selenium intakes expressed as 1,000kcal energy intake and per kg body weight were also higher than those of the RDA for Japanese. On the other hand, fish accounted for 43.3% of the daily total selenium intake, followed by meat (14.7%) and vegetable (12.0%), et al.
