Handbook of Nutrition in the Aged

<p><strong>Detailed Review of Nutritional Therapies Used to Combat Elderly Health Issues</strong></p><p></p><p>The combination of the aging baby-boomer generation and their increased longevity has been fortunately met with increased research and greater understanding of health promotion and disease prevention in the elderly. <strong>Handbook of Nutrition in the Aged: Fourth Edition </strong>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. </p><p></p><p><strong>Addresses Requirements for Optimum Health of Aging Physiological Systems</strong></p><p></p><p>This sharply focused work recognizes the special nutrition hurdles associated with the aged particularly the decline of nutrient intake that compromises health. As a globally relevant text this fourth edition is extensively revised updated and expanded to reflect the latest research in nutrition and aging. New chapters to this edition include information on:</p><p></p><ul> <br><br><p></p> <li>Arthritis</li> <br><br> <br><br><p></p> <li>Cognition</li> <br><br> <br><br><p></p> <li>Nutrition and the geriatric surgery patient</li> <br><br> <br><br><p></p> <li>Nutrition supplementation in fracture care</li> <br><br> <br><br><p></p> <li>Coffee and hypertension</li> <br><br> <br><br><p></p> <li>Asian medicine </li> <br><br> </ul><p></p><p>This book is a valuable tool not only for geriatricians and gerontologists but also for dieticians nutritionists and aging researchers. It provides all the necessary information for assisting the growing aging population in maintaining a healthy quality of life.</p>