Nutrition for the older adult
By: by Melissa Bernstein and Ann Schmidt Luggen.
Contributors: Luggen, Ann Schmidt.
Publisher: Jones and Bartlett Publishers
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Sudbury, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 500
ISBN-13: 9780763736248
Subjects: Older people -- Nutrition; Diet therapy for older people; Older people -- Nutrition; Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; Aged
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction and demographics of aging; title: Physiological changes with aging; title: Maronutrient requirements for the older adult; title: Vitamin status and requirements of the older adult; title: Mineral requirements of the older adult; title: Smell and taste problems in older adults; title: Problems with the aging gastrointestinal tract; title: Aging and cardiovascular problems; title: Renal/genitourinary problems in aging; title: Nutritional aspects of management of hematological disorders in older adults; title: Endocrine and metabolic problems and nutrition in the older adult; title: Cancer and nutrition in older adults; title: Neurological problems affecting nutrition in older adults; title: Weight problems of older adults : weight loss and obesity; title: Nutritional problems related to alcohol use in the aging; title: Nutritional assessment of older adults; title: Pharmacology, nutrition, and the older adult : interactions and implications; title: Nutritional support for the older adult; title: Exercise for the older adult : nutritional implications; title: Diet and cultural diversity in older adults; title: Nutrition services for older Americans; title: Health promotion and disease prevention in older adults.