Nutrition for the older adult / Melissa Bernstein, Ann Schmidt Luggen [eds.].
Material type:
- 9780763736248
- 0763736244
- 613.20846 22
- TX361.A3
- 2009 K-118
- WT 115
- Vmb
- Vcc
Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Barcode | |
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Book | Högskolan Väst Övre plan / Upper floor | 613.2 Nutrition | Available | 6004300024704 |
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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