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Nutrition for the older adult / Melissa Bernstein, Ann Schmidt Luggen [eds.].

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publisher: Sudbury, Mass. Jones and Bartlett Publishers, cop. 2010Description: xi, 422 s. ill. 26 cmISBN:
  • 9780763736248
  • 0763736244
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 613.20846 22
LOC classification:
  • TX361.A3
NLM classification:
  • 2009 K-118
  • WT 115
Other classification:
  • Vmb
  • Vcc
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.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Barcode
Book Högskolan Väst Övre plan / Upper floor 613.2 Nutrition Available 6004300024704
Total holds: 0

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

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