Nutrition and Aging (Nestle Nutrition Workshop Series Clinical & Performance Programme Vol.6) (2002. XVI, 257 p. w. figs. 24,5 cm)

Nutrition and Aging (Nestle Nutrition Workshop Series Clinical & Performance Programme Vol.6) (2002. XVI, 257 p. w. figs. 24,5 cm)

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  • 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版/ページ数 258 p.
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Full Description

Humanity is aging. In the last century, life expectancy has increased by as much as 25 years, the greatest increase in 5'000 years of history. As a consequence the elderly constitute today the fastest growing segment of the world's population. This new situation creates many social problems and challenges to health care which both the developed as well as the developing countries will have to cope with. The present publication shows that scientific progress has reached a level where nutritional interventions may play a decisive part in the prevention of degenerative conditions of age, improvement of quality of life and impact on health care burden and resources. Topics deal with such different aspects as the influence of prenatal and early infant nutrition on the future aged individual and effects of energetic restriction on longevity. Further contributions include studies on mitochondrial alterations, digestive problems, specific metabolic deviations mediated by insulin, bone degradation, structural changes, neuromuscular dysfunctions, mental state of the elderly as well as the response of the immune system to nutrient intake. Finally the book offers a review of requirements appropriate to meet the age-related public health challenges of the 21st century. Nutritionists, endocrinologists, nurses and general health professionals concerned with aging processes, geriatric patients and / or public health will find this book a useful source of essential knowledge.

Contents

The Mitochondrial Genome, Aging and Neurodegenerative Disorders; Effects of Caloric Restriction on Gene Expression; Early Life Effects on Aging; Impaired Regulation of Energy Intake in Old Age; Aging and Body Composition; Insulin Resistance - A Genetic Approach - Overview; Functional Changes in the Gastrointestinal System; The Impact of Nutrition on Bone Health - New Concepts; Nutrition and Cognition in Older Persons; Known Related Effects of Nutrition on Aging Muscle Function; Exercise, Sarcopenia, Cognition, and Mood; The 2001 Assessment of Nutritional Influences on Risk of Cataract; Age-Related Changes in Hydration; Nutrition and the Aging Immune Response; Physical Assessment for Aging Prediction; Rationale for Tests of the Neuropsychiatric Effects of Nutrient Deficiency.