Vitamin Deficiency in the Elderly
Prevalence, Clinical Significance and Effects on Brain Function
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1985
Blackwell Science Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-632-01365-4 (ISBN)
Blackwell Science Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-632-01365-4 (ISBN)
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Discusses the entire area of vitamin deficiency in the elderly. The author explores the concepts of vitamin deficiency and nutrient requirements, technical problems of measuring vitamin intake, the difficulties of interpreting intake measurements and the frequency of vitamin deficiency.
This book aims to provide a discussion of the entire area of vitamin deficiency in the elderly. The editor explores the concepts of vitamin deficiency and nutrient requirements, technical problems of measuring vitamin intake, the difficulties of interpreting intake measurements, and clinical signs and biochemical measures of vitamin status. The question of the frequency of vitamin deficiency in the elderly population and the evidence that subclinical deficiency affects the quality of life are investigated, and the implications for health policy makers and individual clinicians are considered.
This book aims to provide a discussion of the entire area of vitamin deficiency in the elderly. The editor explores the concepts of vitamin deficiency and nutrient requirements, technical problems of measuring vitamin intake, the difficulties of interpreting intake measurements, and clinical signs and biochemical measures of vitamin status. The question of the frequency of vitamin deficiency in the elderly population and the evidence that subclinical deficiency affects the quality of life are investigated, and the implications for health policy makers and individual clinicians are considered.
Contents: The concept of vitamin deficiency; Recommended intakes and dietary assessment; Clinical assessment of nutritional status in the elderly; Biochemical assessment of nutritional status; The prevalence of vitamin deficiency in the elderly; Water soluble vitamins, neuro-transmitters and brain biochemistry; Infection, vitamins and confusion in the elderly; Assessment of cognitive function in the elderly; Nutritional status and dementia; Nutrition of elderly patients with cancer; Interaction of drugs and nutrition in the elderly; The prevention of vitamin deficiency in the elderly.
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 3.10.1985 |
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Zusatzinfo | 19 illustrations |
Verlagsort | Oxford |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 140 x 220 mm |
Gewicht | 300 g |
Themenwelt | Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Gynäkologie / Geburtshilfe |
Studium ► 1. Studienabschnitt (Vorklinik) ► Histologie / Embryologie | |
ISBN-10 | 0-632-01365-6 / 0632013656 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-632-01365-4 / 9780632013654 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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