Geriatric Nutrition
eBook - ePub

Geriatric Nutrition

  1. 600 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

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

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Frontmatter
  4. Title Page
  5. Copyright Page
  6. Table of Contents
  7. Preface
  8. The Editors
  9. Contributors
  10. 1.The Aging Society and Nutrition Epidemiology
  11. 2.Molecular Theories of Aging and Nutritional Interventions
  12. 3.The Role of Nutrition in the Prevention of Age-Associated Diseases
  13. 4.Obesity in Older Adults
  14. 5.Sarcopenia and Cachexia
  15. 6.Immunity and Nutrition
  16. 7.Nutritional Requirements in Older Adults
  17. 8 Energy Balance
  18. 9.Water Metabolism
  19. 10 Vitamin Disorders
  20. 11 Trace Elements
  21. 12 Nutritional Assessment in Older Persons
  22. 13 Geriatric Assessment and Its Interactionwith Nutrition
  23. 14 Nutritional Assessment in the European Community
  24. 15 The Oral Cavity and Nutrition
  25. 16 Management of Protein-Energy Undernutrition in Older Adults
  26. 17 Prescription for Enteral Nutrition
  27. 18 Prescription for Parenteral Nutrition
  28. 19 Nutrition Management in Nursing Homes
  29. 20 Providing Optimal Nutrition in the Assisted Living Environment
  30. 21 Nutritional Factors in Dementia
  31. 22 Nutrition and Depression
  32. 23 Nutrition and Behavior
  33. 24 Nutritional Management of Hypertension
  34. 25 Nutrition and Cancer: Some Practical Approaches to Management
  35. 26 Nutrition and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in the Geriatric Patient
  36. 27 COPD and Undernutrition: A Complex Interaction
  37. 28 Nutrition and Gastrointestinal Function
  38. 29 Drug-Nutrient Interactions
  39. 30 Nutrition and the Endocrine System
  40. 31 Nutritional Anemia in Older Persons
  41. 32 The Role of Nutrition in Prevention and Management of Pressure Ulcers
  42. 33 Nutrition and Fracture Risk
  43. 34 Multicultural Issues
  44. 35 Choice and Nutritionals: Ethical Issues
  45. Index