| Description |
xi, 422 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Contents |
Introduction and demographics of aging -- Physiological changes with aging -- Macronutrient requirements for older adults -- Vitamin status and requirements of the older adult -- Mineral requirements of the older adult -- Smell and taste in older adults -- The aging gastrointestinal tract -- Aging and the cardiovascular system -- The renal/genitourinary systems in aging -- Nutritional aspects of management of hematological disorders in older adults -- Endocrine and metabolic alterations and nutrition in the older adult -- Cancer and nutrition in older adults -- Neurological changes affecting nutrition in older adults -- Weight loss and obesity in older adults -- Alcohol use in older adults -- Nutritional assessment for the older adult -- Pharmacology, nutrition, and the older adult : interactions and implications -- Nutritional support for the older adult -- Exercise for the older adult : nutritional implications -- Diet and cultural diversity in older adults -- Nutrition services for older Americans -- Health promotion and disease prevention in the older adult |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Older people -- Nutrition.
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Diet therapy for older people.
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Nutritional Physiological Phenomena.
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Aged.
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| Author |
Luggen, Ann Schmidt.
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| LC no. |
2009011050 |
| ISBN |
9780763736248 (paperback) |
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0763736244 (paperback) |
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