Understanding Nutritional Vulnerability in Your Seventies
Aging fundamentally alters how your body processes and absorbs vital micronutrients.
Natural decreases in stomach acid and digestive enzymes impair your capacity to break down whole foods efficiently.
Research from the National Institutes of Health shows that physiological aging leaves older adults uniquely vulnerable to systemic deficiencies.
Clinical malnutrition affects between 30% and 65% of hospitalized seniors, while up to 35% of community-dwelling older adults remain at risk.
Compounding this issue, approximately 5% to 10% of older adults living at home already suffer from full clinical malnutrition.
When you recognize these digestive changes early, you can take deliberate steps to protect your physical vitality.
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