Causes of weight loss in older adults – MEALS ON WHEELS
Medications (eg, digoxin, theophylline, SSRIs, antibiotics)
Emotional (eg, depression, anxiety)
Alcoholism, older adult abuse
Late life paranoia or bereavement
Swallowing problems
Oral factors (tooth loss, xerostomia)
Nosocomial infections (eg, tuberculosis, pneumonia)
Wandering and other dementia-related factors
Hyperthyroidism, hypercalcemia, hypoadrenalism
Enteral problems (eg, esophageal stricture, gluten enteropathy)
Eating problems
Low salt, low cholesterol, and other therapeutic diets
Social isolation, stones (chronic cholecystitis)