| Description |
xxi, 426 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
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 eye / Astrid E. Fletcher -- Healthy ageing : the cardiovascular system / Sara Stanner -- Healthy ageing : the immune system / Rosalyn J. Forsey ... [et al.] -- 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 |
"With age being the single greatest risk factor for a large proportion of common medical conditions, this latest report from the British Nutrition Foundation looks in detail at the role nutrition and physical activity can play in ensuring that the older adults of tomorrow can lead not only longer, but healthier lives." "Full of invaluable information on a subject which is set to increase in importance as the average age of populations rise worldwide, this book is crucial reading for students of nutrition, dietetics and food science, clinical nutritionists, public health nutritionists and policy makers. It will also provide an excellent reference for those working in the food industry and for nutritional supplement manufacturers and pharmaceutical companies."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
Published in association with the British Nutrition Foundation |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Aging -- Nutritional aspects.
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Older people -- Nutrition.
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| Author |
Mathers, John C.
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Stanner, Sara.
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Thompson, Rachel, Dr.
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Buttriss, Judith.
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British Nutrition Foundation.
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| LC no. |
2008031224 |
| ISBN |
9781405178778 (paperback) |
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1405178779 (paperback) |
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