Ronald R Watson
CRC Press
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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 vitamin 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.
CRC Press
Hardback
0
39814
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 vitamin 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.