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Handbook of nutrition in the aged
- Title
- Handbook of nutrition in the aged / edited by Ronald Ross Watson.
- Publication
- Boca Raton : CRC Press, [2009], ©2009.
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- Additional Authors
- Watson, Ronald R. (Ronald Ross)
- Description
- xvii, 364 pages : illustrations; 27 cm
- Summary
- "The combination of the aging baby-boomer generation and its members' increased longevity has been fortunately met with increased research and greater understanding of health promotion and disease prevention in the elderly. Handbook of Nutrition in the Aged: Fourth Edition shares these groundbreaking insights and serves as a guide to better understand health problems that occur in aging adults and the nutritional therapies that are proven to fight and prevent them."--BOOK JACKET.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Sect. I. Nutritional Requirements for Health in the Aged -- Ch. 1. Nutrition and Electrolytes in the Elderly / Marthe J. Moseley -- Ch. 2. Vitamins and Health in Older Persons / David R. Thomas -- Ch. 3. Undernutrition and Refeeding in Elderly Subjects / Patrice Brocker and Stephane M. Schneider -- Sect. II. Nutrition and Promotion of Health -- Ch. 4. Nutrition and the Geriatric Surgery Patient / Sheldon Winkler, Meredith C. Bogert and Charles K. Herman -- Ch. 5. The Role of Micronutrients in Preventing Infections in the Elderly / Alia El-Kadiki -- Ch. 6. Antioxidants and Heart Disease / Vijaya Juturu and Vidyasagar Sriramoju -- Ch. 7. Cardiometabolic Syndrome, Diabetes and Oxidative Stress: Focus on the Aging Population / Hussein Naji Yassine and Craig S. Stump -- Ch. 8. Calcium and Vitamin D in Aging Populations / Zhao Chen and Jeffrey Stanaway -- Ch. 9. Lipid Absorption in Aging / Laurie Drozdowski, Claudiu Iordache, Trudy Woudstra and Alan B. R. Thomson -- Ch. 10. Caffeine and the Older Person / Hilary A. Wynne -- Ch. 11. Vitamin K and Health in the Aged / Jennifer Truong and Sarah L. Booth -- Ch. 12. The Role of Diet in Slowing or Accelerating Aging / Saeed Hosseini and Reza Ghiasvand -- Ch. 13. Nutrition and Cancer Prevention: An Overview / Elaine B. Trujillo and John A. Milner -- Sect. III. Bioactive Foods as Nutrients in Health Promotion -- Ch. 14. Potential Role of Resveratrol in Preventing Inflammation and Diseases Associated with Obesity and Aging / Kathleen LaPoint and Michael K. McIntosh -- Ch. 15. Health Benefits of Phytochemicals for Older Adults / Giuliana Noratto, Rosemary Walzem, Lisbeth Pacheco and Susanne U. Mertens-Talcott -- Ch. 16. Management of Insulin Resistance with Chinese Herbs / Jianping Ye and Jun Yin -- Ch. 17. Nutritional Antioxidants and Prevention of Cataract / William G. Christen -- Ch. 18. Herbal Treatment of Ischemia / Baowan Lin -- Sect. IV. Fruits and Vegetables to Prevent Illness -- Ch. 19. Can Fruit and Vegetable Consumption Oppose the Negative Health Effects of Tobacco? / Eliane Kellen and Geertruida E. Bekkering -- Ch. 20. Weight Loss in Elderly People / Aranzazu Aparicio, Laura Ma. Bermejo, Elena Rodriguez-Rodriguez and Rosa M. Ortega -- Ch. 21. Food Intake Regulation and Aging / Roger B. McDonald and Jessica Coppola.
- ISBN
- 9781420059717 (hardcover : alk. paper)
- 1420059718 (hardcover : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2008038181
- OCLC
- ocn245512254
- 245512254
- SCSB-5467167
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries