Nutrition For The Older Adult - Softcover

Melissa Bernstein

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0763736244 ISBN 13: 9780763736248

Publisher: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc, 2009

Synopsis

Nutrition for the Older Adult is a clear, comprehensive text that introduces students to nutrition and health promotion for older adults. Covering such important topics as the physiological changes of aging, weight and nutrition problems in older adults, nutritional assessment and support for the elderly, and diet and cultural diversity as well as exercise prescriptions for older adults, this text is an essential resource for students in the fields of nutrition, nursing, and gerontology. TABLE OF CONTENTS: 1 Introduction and Demographics of Aging Melissa Bernstein, PhD, RD, LD and Ann Schmidt Luggen, PhD, GNP 2 Physiologic Changes with Aging Ann Schmidt Luggen, PhD, GNP 3 Macronutrient Requirements for Older Adults Melissa Bernstein, PhD, RD, LD 4 Vitamin Status and Requirements of the Older Adult Susan Saffel-Shrier, MS, RD, CD 5 Mineral Requirements of the Older Adult Karen Chapman-Novakoski, RD, LDN, PhD 6 Smell and Taste in Older Adults Ann Schmidt Luggen, PhD, GNP and Jacqueline Marcus, MS, RD, LD, FADA 7 The Aging Gastrointestinal Tract Ann Schmidt Luggen, PhD, GNP 8 Aging and the Cardiovascular System Ann Schmidt Luggen, PhD, GNP 9 The Renal/Genitourinary Systems in Aging Ann Schmidt Luggen, PhD, GNP 10 Nutritional Aspects of Management of Hematological Disorders in Older Adults Kathy J. Shattler, MS, RD and Ann Schmidt Luggen, PhD, GNP 11 Endocrine and Metabolic Alterations and Nutrition in the Older Adult Mary B. Neiheisel, BSN, MSN, EDD, CNS, APRN-FNP, FAANP, Ardith L. Sudduth, PhD, GNP, FNP-BC and Ann Schmidt Luggen, PhD, GNP 12 Cancer and Nutrition in Older Adults Ann Schmidt Luggen, PhD, GNP 13 Neurological Changes Affecting Nutrition in Older Adults Ann Schmidt Luggen, PhD, GNP 14 Weight Loss and Obesity in Older Adults Bonnie L. Callen, RN, PhD, CPHCNS-BC and Ann Schmidt Luggen, PhD, GNP 15 Alcohol Use in Older Adults Ann Schmidt Luggen, PhD, GNP and Mary B. Neiheisel, BSN, MSN, EDD, CNS, APRN-FNP, FAANP 16 Nutritional Assessment for the Older Adult Melissa Bernstein, PhD, RD, LD 17 Pharmacology, Nutrition, and the Older Adult: Interactions and Implications Jill Arnold, PharmD, Julie L. Baron, PharmD, and William Schwab, MD, PhD, AGSF 18 Nutritional Support for the Older Adult Colleen Tsarnas, MS, RD, CNSD, LDN 19 Exercise for the Older Adult: Nutritional Implications Maria A. Fiatarone Singh, MD, FRACP and Melissa Bernstein, PhD, RD, LD 20 Diet and Cultural Diversity in Older Adults Odilia I. Bermudez, PhD, MPH, LDN 21 Nutrition Services for Older Americans Joseph R. Sharkey, PhD, MPH, RD, and Barbara Kamp, MS, RD 22 Health Promotion and Disease Prevention in the Older Adult Timothy J. Legg, PhD, GNP-BC, CHES and Melissa Bernstein, PhD, RD, LD

About this edition

• Publisher: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0763736244
• ISBN 13: 9780763736248
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 500