• Shreya Singh
• Kalpna Gupta

Abstract: Aging is a universal process. Indian society has traditionally expected the family to care for of its older people but urbanization, modernization and globalization have led to change in the economic structure the erosion of social and moral values. There are number of physiological changes in old age persons and is considered as the closing period of life span. These changes depend on many factors like biological, socio-economic status and cultural values. The percent of old age persons is increasing in our population day by day due to improvement in medical facilities and the problems associated with old age are also increasing in their magnitude. Many physiological and psychological problems are associated with old age. Nutrition is an important determinant of health of old age persons. There is prevalence of overweight and obese people in the community. Being overweight and obese increases the risk of a number of age related disorders such as physiological problems like cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes milletus, arthritis etc and psychological problems like impaired memory, bereavement, loneliness, dementia etc. Ensuring good food habits and hygiene practice will contribute towards maintaining health and nutritional status. There are some measures of social security for the old persons in India but only these are not sufficient to redress the problems of the old age in the country. It remains a challenge to be addressed in order to develop targeted support for old age persons and its implementation. The need of hour is to create a society which is sensitive to unique and special needs and care of old age persons. The elderly should be encouraged to undergo periodic medical checks at a clinic for routine appraisal of their health status. Index terms: Nutritional status, physiological problem, psychological problems and bereavement.

Nutritional status, physiological problem, psychological problems and bereavement.

"Nutritional Status and Adjustment Problems of Old Age Persons", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no.592-595, May-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1905A94.pdf

"Nutritional Status and Adjustment Problems of Old Age Persons", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no. pp592-595, May-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1905A94.pdf