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.

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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.

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I. Trends in Nutrition and Health in Older Adults 'Global Graying' and Nutritional Trends in the New Millennium: 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 II. Fundamentals of Geriatric Nutrition Nutritional Assessment and Support in Chronic Disease Management Margaret-Mary G. Wilson and John E. Morley Common Nutrient Deficiencies in Older Adults Christopher J. Bates Dietary Supplements for Health Maintenance and Risk Factor Reduction Rebecca B. Costello, Maureen Leser, and Paul M. Coates III. Geriatric Syndromes: Nutritional Consequences and Potential Opportunities 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, Albert R. DeChicchis, James F. Willott, Kelly J. Shea-Miller, and Robert J. Nozza 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 IV. Clinical Topics A. Vascular Disorders Vascular Function, Aging, and the Impact of Diet Daniel E. Forman, 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. B. Pulmonary Diseases Nutrition and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Katherine Gray-Donald and Helga Saudny-Unterberger C. Cancer Nutritional Requirements Following Cancer Treatment/Surgery Selwyn M. Vickers and Peter A. Nagi D. Endocrine Disorders 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 E. Alimentary Tract Disorders Oral Health and Nutrition Christine Seel Ritchie and Kaumudi Joshipura Dysphagia Evaluation, Treatment, and Recommendations Carol Smith Hammond, Candice Hudson Scharver, Lisa W. Markley, Judy Kinnally, Marianne Cable, Linda Evanko, and David Curtis Gastrointestinal Senescence and Digestive Diseases of the Elderly Gerald W. Dryden and Stephen A. McClave Provision for Enteral and Parenteral Support Mark H. DeLegge and David A. Sabol F. Renal Disorders Nutrition in Chronic Renal Disease and Renal Failure Giuliano Brunori G. Musculoskeletal Disorders Osteoarthritis Timothy E. McAlindon Nutritional and Pharmacological Aspects of Osteoporosis John J. B. Anderson and David A. Ontjes H. Infectious Diseases and Immunity Aging and Immunity Shirish Barve, Christine Seel Ritchie, and Craig J. McClain Nutrition in Surgery, Trauma, and Sepsis David A. Spain Index