Healthy ageing : the role of nutrition and lifestyle : the report of a British Nutrition Foundation task force / chaired by John C. Mathers ; edited by Sara Stanner, Rachel Thompson, Judith L. Buttriss
Published
Chichester, U.K. ; Ames, Iowa : Published by Wiley-Blackwell for the British Nutrition Foundation, 2009
Diet and nutrition issues relevant to older adults / Brigid McKevith -- The basic biology of ageing / Thomas B.L. Kirkwood and John C. Mathers -- Healthy ageing : teeth and the oral cavity / Angus Walls -- Healthy ageing : bone health / Nigel Loveridge and Susan A. Lanham-New -- Healthy ageing : the joints / Paul Dieppe -- Healthy ageing : skeletal muscle / Emilie A. Wilkes and Michael J. Rennie -- Healthy ageing : the skin / Gail Jenkins, Linda J. Wainwright, and Martin R. Green -- Healthy ageing : the brain / Robert Clarke -- Healthy ageing : the eyes / Astrid E. Fletcher -- Healthy ageing : the cardiovascular system / Sara Stanner -- Healthy ageing : the immune system / Rosalyn J. Forsey [and others] -- Healthy ageing : the gastrointestinal tract / Ian Rowland and John C. Mathers -- Healthy ageing : the endocrine system / Brigid McKevith -- Taking the science forward : public health implications / Judith L. Buttriss -- Conclusions of the task force -- Recommendations of the task force -- Healthy ageing : answers to common questions
Summary
* Report of the British Nutrition's Task Force on nutrition and healthy ageing * Contributing authors are well known and respected * Essential information for those involved in providing diets and supplements for geriatric care * Includes the BNF's conclusions and recommendations for healthy ageing
