Nutrition for the Middle Aged & Elderly -

Nutrition for the Middle Aged & Elderly

Buch | Hardcover
492 Seiten
2008
Nova Science Publishers Inc (Verlag)
978-1-60456-146-3 (ISBN)
259,95 inkl. MwSt
The ageing process changes body composition and thus nutritional status changes as one gets older. At the same time the body becomes more susceptible to diseases and diet becomes an even more significant or at least visibly significant than in earlier years. This book presents the research in this field.
The ageing process changes body composition and thus nutritional status changes as one gets older. At the same time the body becomes more susceptible to diseases and diet becomes an even more significant or at least visibly significant than in earlier years. Moreover, there is frequently socio-economic downward drifting in this age group making nutritious foods more difficult to afford. This book presents the latest research in this vital field.

Preface; Coffee of tea? From the historically alleged curative properties of common beverages to their current evidence-based benefits on human health; Food consumption patterns, nutrient intake, and serum components among middle-aged and elderly Nepalese; Relation of vitamin D, calcium, and magnesium to the risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus; A life-course contribution of nutrition to future cognitive decline; The significance of diet and nutrition in the prevention and management of osteoporosis in the elderly population; The impact of transtheoretical model-based multiple behavior interventions on nutrition; The assessment of protein-energy malnutrition in elderly people; Rationale to integrate nutritional aspect in the comprehensive geriatric assessment; I heard it through the grapevine: Beliefs among college students and older adults regarding foods essential for building strength and muscle; Serum magnesium and cancer mortality; Nutrition in older adults : An overview; Fruit and vegetable consumption among mid-age and older women in Australia; Nutrition in the critically ill older person; Magnesium in aging: facts or myths?; Nutrition for the middle-aged and elderly: improving quality of life over adulthood; Bioindicators of malnutrition and inflammation in the elderly; The role of dietary fatty acids and acyl-CoA synthetases in the development of colorectal cancer; Index.

Erscheint lt. Verlag 1.6.2008
Zusatzinfo Illustrations, unspecified
Verlagsort New York
Sprache englisch
Maße 260 x 180 mm
Gewicht 1280 g
Themenwelt Medizin / Pharmazie Gesundheitsfachberufe Diätassistenz / Ernährungsberatung
Studium 1. Studienabschnitt (Vorklinik) Histologie / Embryologie
ISBN-10 1-60456-146-7 / 1604561467
ISBN-13 978-1-60456-146-3 / 9781604561463
Zustand Neuware
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