Nutrition for the older adult / Melissa Bernstein, Nancy Munoz. (Text)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction to nutrition of aging -- The physiology of aging -- Macronutrient, water, and alcohol recommendations in older adults -- Vitamin requirements of the older adult -- Mineral requirements of the older adult -- Health promotion and disease prevention in the older adult -- Nutrition screening & assessment of the older adult -- Nutritional implications of gastrointestinal disorders -- Nutritional implications of cardiovascular and respiratory disease -- Nutritional implications of renal and genitourinary disease -- Nutritional implications of endocrine and metabolic alterations -- Nutritional implications of cognitive disorders -- Nutritional implications of oral health -- Nutritional implications of wound healing -- Nutritional implications of skeletal health -- Nutritional implications of obesity and malnutrition -- Pharmacology, nutrition, and the older adult : interactions and implications -- Nutrition support and end of life considerations for the older adult.