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Write a paragraph about how depression and isolation can affect older adults’ nutritional status and dietary intake (food and beverages). Worth up to 4 points.

_____________ is the strongest risk factor for the development of cancer.

The loss of appetite that occurs with aging is called _____________ of aging.

True or False? Unintentional weight loss in older adults is associated with decreased mortality.

True or False? Water constitutes a lower percentage of an older adult’s body weight compared with younger adults.

The Adequate Intake (AI) for total water intake for men aged 51 and older is:

A pressure injury may be referred to as a bedsore or _____________.

The third most common cause of death and second most common cause of disability and dementia in older adults worldwide is:

True or False? Food deserts are uncommon in rural or impoverished urban areas.

Older adults account for about what percentage of all gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) diagnoses in hospitals?