TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bernstein,Melissa
AU  - Luggen,Ann Schmidt
TI  - Nutrition for the older adult
SN  - 9780763736248 (pbk.)
PY  - 2010///
CY  - Sudbury, Mass.
PB  - Jones and Bartlett Publishers
KW  - Older people
KW  - Nutrition
KW  - Diet therapy for older people
KW  - Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
KW  - Aged
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; CONTENTS:

CHAPTER 1 Introduction and demographics of aging    1
CHAPTER 2 Physiological changes with aging    21
CHAPTER 3 Macronutrient requirements for older adults  43
CHAPTER 4 Vitamin status and requirements of the older adult   57
CHAPTER 5 Mineral requirements of the older adult   71
CHAPTER 6 Smell and taste in older adults    89
CHAPTER7 The aging gastrointestinal tract    101
CHAPTER 8 Aging and the cardiovascular system  123
CHAPTER 9 The renal/genitourinary systems in aging   141
CHAPTER 10 Nutritional aspects of management of hematological disorders in older adults   157
CHAPTER 11 Endocrine and metabolic alterations and nutrition in the older adult     181
CHAPTER 12 Cancer and nutrition in older adults    209
CHAPTER 13 Neurological changes affecting nutrition in older adults      233
CHAPTER 14 Weight loss and obesity in older adults    247
CHAPTER 15 Alcohol use in older adults   2 63
CHAPTER 16 Nutritional assessment for the older adult      279
CHAPTER 17 Pharmacology, nutrition, and the older adult: interactions and implications    307
CHAPTER 18 Nutritional support for the older adult    321
CHAPTER 19 Exercise for the older adult: nutritional implications    337
CHAPTER 20 Diet and cultural diversity in older adults    357
CHAPTER 21 Nutrition services for older Americans  369
CHAPTER 22 Health promotion and disease prevention in the older adult   383

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