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IMPROVING NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF ELDERLY PATIENTS WITH DENTURES: CIRCUMVENTING CHALLENGES

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Dr Meenakshi Srinivasa Iyer, Dr. Monisha. Jeyasingh, Dr. Dishi Sangati, Dr Sreeshyla H S, Dr Raghunath Nagasundara Rao, Dr Ramith Ramu
» doi: 10.33472/AFJBS.6.11.2024.1241-1248

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The average life expectancy in adults is increasing worldwide. According to the United Nations Population Fund's India Ageing Report 2023, is that the population above 60 years will double from 10.5% or 14.9 crore (as on July 1, 2022) to 20.8% or 34.7 crore by 2050. The elderly population in India constitutes around 8% of the total population (1)

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