Nutrition for the older adult is a clear, comprehensive text that introduces students to nutrition and health promotion for older adults. This book provides nutrition fundamentals and clinical relevance with chapters that focus on the specific diseases and disorders that affect older persons. Covering such important topics as the physiological changes of aging, weight and nutrition problems in older adults, nutritional assessment and support, diet, and cultural diversity, and excercise prescriptions for older adults, this text is an essential resource for students in the fields of nutrition, nursing, and gerontology. ; Indeks: 409-420 halaman