TY - GEN AU - Bernstein,Melissa AU - Luggen,Ann Schmidt TI - Nutrition for the older adult SN - 9780763736248 (pbk.) AV - TX361 BER 2010 PY - 2010/// CY - Boston PB - Jones and Bartlett Publishers KW - Older people KW - Nutrition KW - Diet therapy for older people KW - Nutritional Physiological Phenomena KW - Aged N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction and demographics of aging -- Physiological changes with aging -- Macronutrient requirements for older adults -- Vitamin status and requirements of the older adult -- Mineral requirements of the older adult -- Smell and taste in older adults -- The aging gastrointestinal tract -- Aging and the cardiovascular system -- The renal/genitourinary systems in aging -- Nutritional aspects of management of hematological disorders in older adults -- Endocrine and metabolic alterations and nutrition in the older adult -- Cancer and nutrition in older adults -- Neurological changes affecting nutrition in older adults -- Weight loss and obesity in older adults -- Alcohol use in older adults -- Nutritional assessment for the older adult -- Pharmacology, nutrition, and the older adult : interactions and implications -- Nutritional support for the older adult -- Exercise for the older adult : nutritional implications -- Diet and cultural diversity in older adults -- Nutrition services for older Americans -- Health promotion and disease prevention in the older adult ER -