| Edition |
4th ed. |
| Description |
xviii, 581 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Demographics of aging -- Protein metabolism and requirements -- Carbohydrate, fat and fluid requirements in older adults -- Vitamin nutriture in the elderly -- Mineral requirements -- Trace metal requirements -- Smell, taste, and oral somatosensation : age-elated changes and nutritional implications -- Oral health in the elderly -- Swallowing problems in older adults -- The aging gut -- Cardiovascular disease in older adults -- Aging and the kidney -- Impact of nutrition on the age-related declines in hematopoiesis -- Skeletal aging -- Endocrine aspects of nutrition and aging -- Pharmacology, nutrition, and the elderly: interactions and implications -- Pharmacology, nutrition, and the elderly : interactions and implications -- Nutritional assessment of the elderly -- Nutritional support for the older adult -- A continuum of nutrition services for older Americans -- Health promotion and disease prevention in the elderly. |
| Summary |
A authoritative reference written to help professionals understand the role of nutrition in the maintenance of health, the management of chronic conditions, and the treatment of serious Illness. The fourth edition of this text provides a comprehensive review of nutritional assessment, intervention programs for the elderly, and health promotion activities. |
| Subject |
Older people -- Nutrition.
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Aged.
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Nutritional Physiological Phenomena.
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Aging -- physiology.
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Older people -- Nutrition.
(OCoLC)fst01199119
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Geriatrik -- nutrition.
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| Added Author |
Chernoff, Ronni.
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| ISBN |
9780763782627 |
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0763782629 |
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