Open AccessInadequação da ingestão alimentar em idosos: interação fármaco-nutriente
Author(s) -
Carina Duarte Venturini,
Paula Engroff,
Vanessa Sgnaolin,
Raquel Milani El Kik,
Fernanda Bueno Morrone,
Irênio Gomes
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
pajar - pan american journal of aging research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2357-9641
DOI - 10.15448/2357-9641.2020.1.34072
Subject(s) - hydrochlorothiazide , medicine , angiotensin converting enzyme , micronutrient , population , pharmacology , chemistry , endocrinology , environmental health , pathology , blood pressure
Aims: to evaluate the inadequacy of food consumption and the estimated nutrient depletion caused by the use of drugs in the elderly.Methods: a cross-sectional population study, attended by 427 elderly. Food consumption was obtained from the 24-hour Food Recall Survey and the Research Dietetic History. The use of drugs was assessed by a pharmacotherapeutic questionnaire.Results: 85.8% of elderly use medications, the most prevalent inhibitors angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor (29.2%), acetylsalicylic acid (28.7%), hydrochlorothiazide (24.4%), hydroxymethyl-glutaryl coenzyme A reductase enzyme inhibitor (17.0%), calcium carbonate (12.6%) and proton pump inhibitors (8.2%). Acetylsalicylic acid, hydrochlorothiazide and proton pump inhibitors are the drugs that possibly deplete the greatest number of nutrients. Users of hydroxymethyl-glutaryl coenzyme A reductase enzyme inhibitor, 97% could had inadequate for vitamin E; of potassium-sparing diuretics, 90.0% of inadequacy for magnesium; digoxin, 83.3% of inadequate for magnesium and 58.3% for calcium and potassium.Conclusions: the drugs most commonly used by elderly are responsible for the depletion of numerous micronutrients, often associated with a high prevalence of inadequate consumption, which may cause possible nutritional deficiencies.