Handbook of Nutrition in the Aged

The Handbook of Nutrition in the Aged reviews health problems that occur in aging adults and the nutritional therapies to overcome them. This fourth edition features new sections on alcohol and beverages in health degradation as well as complementary and alternative medicines, including the use of antioxidants, botanicals, and marine oils. New chapters address arthritis, cognitive functioning, diabetes prevention, cancer, nutritional supplements in fracture care, and recent research on protein and vitamins intake. This text also provides new information on adequate diets for the aging, undernutrition, longevity, disease prevention, and nutritional supplements to improve quality of life.

Detailed Review of Nutritional Therapies Used to Combat Elderly Health Issues

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. 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.

Addresses Requirements for Optimum Health of Aging Physiological Systems

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:

• Arthritis











• Cognition











• Nutrition and the geriatric surgery patient











• Nutrition supplementation in fracture care











• Coffee and hypertension











• Asian medicine

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.