- 600 pages
- English
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Geriatric Nutrition
About this book
In a vicious cycle, poor nutritional health leads to acute and chronic disease, and disease states are catastrophic to nutritional health. The magnitude of nutritional depletion from any cause depends to a large extent on the nutritional reserves an individual has accumulated over time. In our increasingly older population, nutritional reserves are
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Table of contents
- Front cover
- Contents
- Preface
- The Editors
- Contributors
- Chapter 1. The Aging Society and Nutrition Epidemiology
- Chapter 2. Molecular Theories of Aging and Nutritional Interventions
- Chapter 3. The Role of Nutrition in the Prevention of Age-Associated Diseases
- Chapter 4. Obesity in Older Adults
- Chapter 5. Sarcopenia and Cachexia
- Chapter 6. Immunity and Nutrition
- Chapter 7. Nutritional Requirements in Older Adults
- Chapter 8. Energy Balance
- Chapter 9. Water Metabolism
- Chapter 10. Vitamin Disorders
- Chapter 11. Trace Elements
- Chapter 12. Nutritional Assessment in Older Persons
- Chapter 13. Geriatric Assessment and Its Interaction with Nutrition
- Chapter 14. Nutritional Assessment in the European Community
- Chapter 15. The Oral Cavity and Nutrition
- Chapter 16. Management of Protein-Energy Undernutrition in Older Adults
- Chapter 17. Prescription for Enteral Nutrition
- Chapter 18. Prescription for Parenteral Nutrition
- Chapter 19. Nutrition Management in Nursing Homes
- Chapter 20. Providing Optimal Nutrition in the Assisted Living Environment
- Chapter 21. Nutritional Factors in Dementia
- Chapter 22. Nutrition and Depression
- Chapter 23. Nutrition and Behavior
- Chapter 24. Nutritional Management of Hypertension
- Chapter 25. Nutrition and Cancer: Some Practical Approaches to Management
- Chapter 26. Nutrition and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in the Geriatric Patient
- Chapter 27. COPD and Undernutrition: A Complex Interaction
- Chapter 28. Nutrition and Gastrointestinal Function
- Chapter 29. Drug–Nutrient Interactions
- Chapter 30. Nutrition and the Endocrine System
- Chapter 31. Nutritional Anemia in Older Persons
- Chapter 32. The Role of Nutrition in Prevention and Management of Pressure Ulcers
- Chapter 33. Nutrition and Fracture Risk
- Chapter 34. Multicultural Issues
- Chapter 35. Choice and Nutritionals: Ethical Issues
- Index
- Back cover