| Description |
xxx, 626 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
PART 1. Understanding older people as consumers of food and beverages -- Older people, food and satisfaction with life / M M Raats, M Dean and K G Grunert -- Demographic and cultural differences in older people's food choices and meal patterns / M L Wahlqvist and A Kouris-Blazos, and M Lee -- Appetite and ageing / L M Donini and C Cannella and C Savina -- Sensory perception of food and ageing / S Nordin -- The social significance of older people's meals / C Fjellstrom -- Gender and food in later life: shifting roles and relationships / K Davidson, S Arber and H Marshall -- Older people's consumption of alcoholic beverages: social significance and health implications / C de Morais, C Afonso and M D Vaz de Almeida -- PART 2. Extending functionality into later life -- Undernutrition: diagnosis, causes, consequences and treatment / J E Morley and W A van Staveren -- Ageing and changes in body composition: the importance of valid measurements / M Deurenberg-Yap and P Deurenberg -- Interaction between diet and physical activity in older people / H G C Kemper -- Prevention of Alzheimer's disease: implication of nutritional factors / G Abellan van Kan and B Vellas -- Brain lipids and ageing / J M Bourre -- Nutrition and bone and joint health in the elderly / T Cederholm -- Nutrition and immune function in the elderly / B Lesourd and M Ferry -- Nutrition and gut health in older people / A Ouwehand, K Tiihonen, H Mäkeläinen, S Lahtinen and N Rautonen -- Nutrition and eye-related disorders / E J Johnson, Jean Mayer -- Beauty food: nutrition to support the skin / S Buchwald-Werner, C Gärtner and A Mehling -- Nutrition and the metabolic syndrome in the elderly / E J M Feskens -- Fat-soluble vitamins and ageing / E Rock -- Water-soluble vitamins and ageing / K L Tucker -- Phytoestrogens and the health of older women / Y T van der Schouw -- Food-drug interactions in older people / R Witkamp -- Dietary supplement use in the elderly: benefits and risks / S Brownie -- PART 3. Devloping food products and services for older people -- Food safety and older people / M A Gettings -- Developing nutrition education programs for older people / N R Sahyoun and A L Anderson -- Quality of feeding assistance care in nursing homes / S F Simmons and A Rahman -- Preparing meals in later life / C Pfau and A Saba -- Designing new foods and beverages for the ageing / A I de Almeida Costa |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Subject |
Older people -- Nutrition.
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| Author |
Groot, Lisette C. P. G. M. de.
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Staveren, Wija A. van.
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Raats, Monique.
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| ISBN |
1845691938 |
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9781845691936 |
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