Geriatric nutrition : a comprehensive review

摘要: Part 1 Nutrition and aging: nutrition epidemiology theories of aging - nutritional aspects energy balance requirements older persons assessment the role in prevention age-associated diseases. 2 Nutritional deficiencies: anorexia protein-energy malnutrition vitamin disorders calcium, D osteopenia zinc metabolism other trace elements anaemias water metabolism. 3 Systems malfunction nutrition: modulation immune dysfunction by intervention oral cavity gastrointestinal function effect age on liver diabetes mellitus lipids interventions as anti-hypertensive therapy obesity cancer cardiac cachexia endocrine system central nervous behaviour kidney eye. 4 Special topics: support for elderly patients enteral, parenteral management nursing homes exercise, drug-food/food-drug interactions dysphasia pressure sores falls misinformation health fraud population-creation food fads profit interdisciplinary teams solution problems choices about emerging ethical legal standard care.