Handbook of Clinical Nutrition and Aging (Nutrition and Health)

A compendium of detailed strategies for using nutritional interventions to ameliorate a host of age-related disorders and an evidence-based review of what intervention are and are not effective. These range from the effects of nutrition on the aging eye, the sense of taste and smell, hearing loss, sarcopenia, and dementia, to the clinical role of nutrition in vascular and pulmonary disorders, cancer, immunity, endocrine and alimentary tract disorders, and renal and musculoskeletal disorders. The authors present the physiological basis for each disorder, provide the latest information about the interaction of nutrition with each condition, and review the potential routes and mechanisms for clinical intervention. All clinical chapters conclude with a summary of practical applications and treatment guidelines for secondary prevention, management, and therapy. (Publisher's description) "Global Graying" and nutritional trends in the new millenium: A cross-cultural perspective / Connie Watkins Bales and Yanfang Wang Creating a continuum of nutrition services for the older population / Barbara E. Millen and C. Ariel Nason The progression from physiological aging to disease: the impact of nutrition / Roger B. Mcdonald and Rodney C. Ruhe The status of nutrition in older adults: a European perspective / Lisette C.P.G.M. de Groot and Wija A. van Staveren Nutritional assessment and support in chronic disease management / Margaret-Mary G. Wilson and John E. Morley Common nutrient deficiences in older adults / Christopher J. Bates Dietary supplements for health maintenance and risk factor reduction / Rebecca Costello, Maureen Leser, and Paul M. Coates Nutrition and the aging eye / Elizabeth J. Johnson Loss of taste, smell, and other senses with age: effects of medication / Susan S. Schiffman, Mamie O. Rogers, and Jennifer Zervakis Hearing loss and nutrition in older adults / Mary Ann Johnson ... [et al.] Sarcopenia and nutritional frailty: diagnosis and intervention / Christine Seel Ritchie and Connie Watkins Bales The relationship of nutrition and pressure ulcers / David R. Thomas Dementia / Heidi K. White Nutrition and end-of-life care / Christian Davis Furman and Christine Seel Ritchie Vascular function, aging, and impact of diet / Daniel E. Foreman, Paula A. Quatromoni, and Giulia L. Sheftel Nutritional management of hypertension in the elderly / Pao-Hwa Lin, Marji McCullough, and Laura P. Svetkey Cardiac rehabilitation and exercise / Kent J. Adams Chronic heart failure / Michael W. Rich Nutrition and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease / Katherine Gray-Donald and Helga Saudny-Unterberger Nutritional requirements following cancer treatment/surgery / Selwyn M. Vickers and Peter A. Nagi Nutrition and lifestyle change in older adults with diabetes mellitus / Barbara Stetson and Sri Prakash Mokshagundam Obesity in middle and older age / Gordon L. Jensen and Melanie Berg Oral health and nutrition / Christine Seel Ritchie and Kaumudi Joshipura / Dysphagia evaluation, treatment, and recommendations / Carol Smith Hammond ... [et al.] Gastrointestinal senescence and digestive diseases of the elderly / Gerald W. Dryden and Stephen A. McClave Provision for enternal and parenteral support / Mark H. DeLegge and David A. Sabol Nutrition in chronic renal disease and renal failure / Giuliano Brunori Osteoarthritis / Timothy E. McAlindon Nutritional and pharmacological aspects of osteopororis / John J.B. Anderson and David A. Ontjes Aging and immunity / Shirish Barve, Christine Seel Ritchie, and Craig J. McClain Nutrition in surgery, trauma, and sepsis / David A. Spain.

This resource for health professionals aims to present a comprehensive overview of the role of clinical nutrition in preserving the health of the elderly—especially those suffering from chronic disease. Contributions from an international panel of scientists and clinicians are organized into four sections: trends in the nutritional aspects of aging, the fundamentals of geriatric nutrition, the effects of nutrition on geriatric syndromes, and clinical topics. All clinical chapters feature treatment guidelines for secondary prevention, management, and therapy. Bales is with Duke U. Medical Center and Ritchie is with the U. of Louisville Schools of Medicine and Public Health. Annotation ©2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

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Reviewer:Amy Hess-Fischl, MS, RD, LDN, BC-ADM, CDE(University of Chicago Medical Center)
Description:This is the second edition of a comprehensive book that covers all aspects of nutrition related to older adults. Although the first edition was published in 2004, this new edition covers many new topics that have emerged over the past five years, making it timely and valuable.
Purpose:It is intended as an up-to-date resource for all healthcare professionals who work with older adults. Given the need for more resources for older adults, this meets the needs very well.
Audience:The book is written for all healthcare professionals who work with older adults. Despite the skew to nutrition strategies, this is a very useful guide for all individuals involved in the care of the elderly. The editors are two well respected individuals in the geriatric nutrition community who were involved in both editions.
Features:The four sections cover nutrition well being, fundamentals of nutrition, common clinical conditions, and new frontiers in preventive nutrition. Each chapter is laid out in the same way, including key points and key words on the first page and practical recommendations at the end. The references at the end of each chapter are comprehensive.
Assessment:The book is easy to navigate, with appropriate tables and charts throughout the chapters. I particularly like the recommendations at the end of each chapter. This book is a valuable tool for all healthcare professionals to use for key take-away points for any issue when working with older adults.

As the older adult population grows over the next two decades, so will the need to prevent and address age-associated disease. In Handbook of Clinical Nutrition and Aging, a panel of recognized academic geriatricians, clinicians, and scientists provide detailed strategies for using nutritional interventions to ameliorate a host of age-related disorders and thus help to lessen both personal suffering caused by these conditions and the accompanying increases in health care costs. Exhaustive in its scope and clinically focused, the book systematically discusses the interface between nutrition and common medical conditions in older adults. These range from the effects of nutrition on the aging eye, the sense of taste and smell, hearing loss, sarcopenia, and dementia, to the clinical role of nutrition in vascular and pulmonary disorders, cancer, immunity, endocrine and alimentary tract disorders, and renal and musculoskeletal disorders. The authors present the physiological basis for each disorder, provide the latest information about the interaction of nutrition with these conditions, and review the potential routes and mechanisms for clinical intervention. All clinical chapters conclude with a summary of practical applications and treatment guidelines for secondary prevention, management, and therapy. Comprehensive and highly practical, the Handbook of Clinical Nutrition and Aging offers practicing clinicians an up-to-date compendium of expert advice on appropriate nutritional therapies for older adults with chronic diseases and medical conditions As the older adult population grows over the next two decades, so will the need to prevent and address age-associated disease. In Handbook of Clinical Nutrition and Aging, a panel of recognized academic geriatricians, clinicians, and scientists provide detailed strategies for using nutritional interventions to ameliorate a host of age-related disorders and thus help to lessen both personal suffering caused by these conditions and the accompanying increases in health care costs. Exhaustive in its scope and clinically focused, the book systematically discusses the interface between nutrition and common medical conditions in older adults. These range from the effects of nutrition on the aging eye, the sense of taste and smell, hearing loss, sarcopenia, and dementia, to the clinical role of nutrition in vascular and pulmonary disorders, cancer, immunity, endocrine and alimentary tract disorders, and renal and musculoskelteal disorders. The authors present the physiological basis for each disorder, provide the latest information about the interaction of nutrition with these conditions, and review the potential routes and mechanisms for clinical intervention. All clinical chapters conclude with a summary of practical applications and treatment guidelines for secondary prevention, management, and therapy. Comprehensive and highly practical, the Handbook of Clinical Nutrition and Aging offers practicing clinicians an up-to-date compendium of expert advice on appropriate nutritional therapies for older adults with chronic diseases and medical conditions This work provides a comprehensive overview of clinical disorders that can seriously affect and be affected by nutrition and will enable practitioners to address the nutritional aspects of their patients' therapy