Geriatric Nutrition The Health Professional's Handbook

Geriatric Nutrition is an authoritative reference written to help professionals understand the role of nutrition in the maintenance of health, the management of chronic conditions, and the treatment of serious illness. The Fourth Edition of this best-selling text provides a comprehensive review of nutritional assessment, intervention programs for the elderly, and health promotion activities.

Chapter1 Demographics of Aging
Chapter2 Protein Metabolism and Requirements
Chapter3 Carbohydrate, Fat and Fluid Requirements in Older Adults
Chapter4 Vitamin Nutriture in the Elderly
Chapter5 Mineral Requirements
Chapter6 Trace Metal Requirements
Chapter7 Smell, taste, and oral somatosensation: age-elated changes and nutritional implications
Chapter8 Oral Health in the Elderly
Chapter9 Swallowing Problems in Older Adults
Chapter10 The Aging Gut
Chapter11 Cardiovascular Disease in Older Adults
Chapter12 Aging and the Kidney
Chapter13 Impact of Nutrition on the Age-Related Declines in hematopoiesis
Chapter14 Skeletal Aging
Chapter15 Endocrine Aspects of Nutrition and Aging
Chapter16 Pharmacology, Nutrition, and the Elderly: Interactions and Implications
Chapter17 Pharmacology, Nutrition, and the Elderly: Interactions and Implications
Chapter18 Nutritional Assessment of the Elderly
Chapter19 Nutritional Support for the Older Adult
Chapter20 A Continuum of Nutrition Services for Older Americans
Chapter21 Health Promotion and Disease Prevention in the Elderly