Lack of Strong Thirst Signals Leads Elderly to Drink ...(king isn't always successful with the el...),Health

Date:12/18/2007

king isn't always successful with the elderly, added Barb Troy, a clinical assistant professor of dietetics at Marquette University. Anyone who works with the elderly will say that if you prod them to drink beyond their limit, that can be counterproductive, she said.

"They don't ambulate as well. In the middle of the night they don't want to be running to the bathroom, and that catches up with them."

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For more on the need to stay hydrated during hot weather, visit Ball State University.

SOURCES: Gary Egan, Ph.D., leader, neuroimagng and neuroinformatics laboratory, Howard Florey Institute, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia; Neil E. Rowland, Ph.D., professor, psychology, University of Florida, Gainesville; Barb Troy, M.S., RDCD, clinical assistant professor, dietetics, Marquette University, Milwaukee; Dec. 17, 2007, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, online

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