Nutrition of the elderly at home II. Intakes of vitamins.

The vitamin intakes of 77 men and 187 women aged 65 and over living at home were studied using seven-day dietary records. Intakes of ascorbic acid were below 10 mg/day in 5 per cent 25 per cent of men and 33 per cent of women took less than 50 i.u./day of vitamin D. Intakes of other vitamins (vitamin A, thiamine, riboflavin, nicotinic acid, pyridoxine, and folate) were, in general, adequate, except for small numbers of subjects. The findings are compared with those of the Panel on Nutrition of the Elderly (1972).