Geriatric Nutrition: A Comprehensive Review
1996; Elsevier BV; Volume: 15; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1016/s0261-5614(96)80264-0
ISSN1532-1983
AutoresJohn E. Morley, Z. Glick, Laurence Z. Rubenstein,
Tópico(s)Nutrition and Health in Aging
ResumoPart 1 Nutrition and aging: nutrition epidemiology theories of aging - nutritional aspects energy balance nutritional requirements of older persons nutritional assessment of older persons the role of nutrition in the prevention of age-associated diseases. Part 2 Nutritional deficiencies: anorexia of aging and protein-energy malnutrition vitamin disorders calcium, vitamin D and osteopenia zinc metabolism other trace elements nutritional anaemias in older persons water metabolism. Part 3 Systems malfunction and nutrition: modulation of age-associated immune dysfunction by nutritional intervention the oral cavity and nutrition gastrointestinal function and aging the effect of age on the liver nutrition and diabetes mellitus in older persons lipids nutritional interventions as anti-hypertensive therapy obesity cancer and malnutrition cardiac cachexia endocrine system central nervous system and behaviour the aging kidney nutrition and the eye. Part 4 Special topics: nutrition support for elderly patients - enteral, parenteral nutrition management in nursing homes exercise, drug-food/food-drug interactions dysphasia pressure sores and nutrition falls and nutrition nutrition misinformation - health fraud and the elderly population-creation of food fads for profit interdisciplinary teams for the solution of nutritional problems choices about food and water - the emerging ethical and legal standard of care.
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