Bookedited by Connie Watkins Bales, Julie L. Locher, Edward Saltzman.
Summary: This is the new and fully revised third edition of the well-received text that is the benchmark book in the field of nutrition and aging. The editors (specialists in geriatric nutrition, medical sociology, and clinical nutrition, respectively) and contributors (a panel of recognized academic nutritionists, geriatricians, clinicians, and other scientists) have added a number of new chapters and have thoroughly updated the widely acclaimed second edition. This third edition provides fresh perspectives and the latest scientific and clinical developments on the interaction of nutrition with age-associated disease and provides practical, evidence-based options to enhance this at-risk population?s potential for optimal health and disease prevention. Chapters on a wide range of topics, such as the role of nutrition in physical and cognitive function, and coverage of an array of clinical conditions (obesity, diabetes, heart failure, cancer, kidney disease, osteoporosis), compliment chapters on food insecurity, anti-aging and nutritional supplements, making this third edition uniquely different from previous editions. Handbook of Clinical Nutrition and Aging, Third Edition, is a practical and comprehensive resource and an invaluable guide to nutritionists, physicians, nurses, social workers and others who provide health care for the ever-increasing aging population.
Contents:
Part I. Overarching Issues for Nutritional Well-Being in Later Life
1. Nutrition Interventions for Aging Populations
2. Systematic Reviews in the Field of Nutrition
3. Nutrition Assessment
Part II. Fundamentals of Nutrition and Geriatric Syndromes
4. Nutrition and the Aging Eye
5. Nutrition and Oral Health: A Two-Way Relationship
6. Loss of Muscle Mass and Muscle Strength in Obese and Non-Obese Older Adults
7. Muscle Metabolism, Nutrition, and Functional Status in Older Adults
8. Nutrition in the Prevention and Treatment of Cognitive Decline
9. Food Insecurity and Hunger Among Older Adults
Part III. Common Clinical Conditions
10. Obesity in Older Adults and Strategies for Weight Management
11. Nutrition and Lifestyle Change in Older Adults with Diabetes Mellitus and Metabolic Syndrome
12. Preventive Cardiology: Counseling Older At-Risk Adults on Nutrition
13. Chronic Heart Failure
14. The Relationship of Nutrition and Pressure Ulcers
15. Nutrition Support in Solid Tumor Cancer Patients
16. Nutrition and Chronic Kidney Disease
17. Nutritional Concerns in Osteoporosis
18. Dementia-related Mealtime Difficulties: Assessment and Management in the Long-Term Care Setting
19. Nutrition at the End of Life
Part IV. Contemporary Diet-Focused Concerns
20. Anti-Aging Effects of Nutritional Modification: The State of the Science on Calorie Restriction
21. High-Risk Nutrients in the Aging Population
22. Physical Activity and Exercise: Important Complements to Nutrition in Older Adults
23. Dietary Supplements in Older Adults.