Healthy Ageing: The Role of Nutrition and LifestyleYear on year, countries across the world continue to see an increase in life expectancy, largely attributed to the impact of modern medicine and disease eradication. There is now increasing evidence that environmental factors such as diet and lifestyle also have a significant role to play. However with this increase in years there often comes an unfortunate rise in chronic morbidity, with the quality of later life severely compromised by ill health. With age being the single greatest risk factor for a large proportion of common medical conditions, this latest report from the British Nutrition Foundation looks in detail at the role nutrition and physical activity can play in ensuring that the older adults of tomorrow can lead not only longer, but healthier lives.
Full of invaluable information on a subject which is set to increase in importance as the average age of populations rise worldwide, this book is crucial reading for students of nutrition, dietetics and food science, clinical nutritionists, public health nutritionists and policy makers. It will also provide an excellent reference for those working in the food industry and for nutritional supplement manufacturers and pharmaceutical companies. |
Contents
The Basic Biology of Ageing | |
Teeth and the Oral Cavity | |
Bone Health | |
The Joints | |
Skeletal Muscle | |
The Brain | |
The Gastrointestinal Tract | |
The Endocrine System | |
Public Health Implications | |
Conclusions of the Task Force | |
Recommendations of the Task Force | |
Answers to Common uestions | |
Glossary | |
References | |
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Healthy Ageing: The Role of Nutrition and Lifestyle BNF (British Nutrition Foundation) No preview available - 2009 |