This work provides a wide ranging review of the nutritional needs, priorities and problems experienced by elderly people. It takes a physiological focus, but also explores the social, demographic and economic factors affecting diet and nutrition in later life. The book is fully referenced and includes an introduction for non-specialists.
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978-0-340-60156-3 (9780340601563)
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Part 1 Food selection: social, cultural and psychological roles of food; applicability of current nutrition education guidelines to older people. Part 2 Nutritional needs and priorities of the healthy, older adult: ensuring nutritional adequacy in older adults; role of diet and other lifestyle factors in promoting health in older people; food safety for older people. Part 3 Nutritional problems of the elderly: what are the characteristics of those most at risk?; how can nutritional problems of the elderly be identified?; the consequence of poor nutrition in the elderly. Part 4 Diet as a part of therapy and as an adjunct to therapy in diseases of the older adult: translation of nutritional goals into dietetic practice; diet in recovery from illness and injury.
