Practical nutritional advice for the elderly, Part I: Evaluation, supplements, RDAs. A geriatrics panel discussion.
 By the time someone reaches old age, he or she thinks they know everything they want, or need, to know about nutrition.
 Yet malnutrition and its many effects are a rising danger.
 In this first of two installments of a panel discussion, nutritional experts review practical concerns for the treating physician, including assessment, interpretation of weight loss, use of supplements, and the relevance of RDAs to the elderly.
