Nutrition, Aging, and the Elderly

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xviii

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2. The Challenges of Research into Nutrition and Aging

   1. The Challenges of Research into Nutrition and Aging

      • Hamish N. Munro

      Pages 1-21

3. Nutrition and Age-Related Changes in Body Function

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 23-23

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   2. Nutrition and Aging in Animal Models

      • Edward J. Masoro

      Pages 25-41

   3. Aging and the Digestive System

      • Irwin H. Rosenberg, Robert M. Russell, Barbara B. Bowman

      Pages 43-60

   4. Nutrition and Immune Function in the Elderly

      • Simin Nikbin Meydani, Jeffrey B. Blumberg

      Pages 61-87

   5. Exercise and Nutrition in the Elderly

      • William J. Evans, Carol N. Meredith

      Pages 89-126

4. Nutrient Needs of the Elderly

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 127-127

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   2. Energy Needs of the Elderly

      • W. P. T. James, Ann Ralph, Anna Ferro-Luzzi

      Pages 129-151

   3. Protein Nutriture and Requirements of the Elderly

      • Hamish N. Munro

      Pages 153-181

   4. Calcium Nutrition and Its Relationship to Bone Health

      • Robert R. Recker, Robert P. Heaney

      Pages 183-193

   5. Trace Elements in the Elderly

      • Walter Mertz, Eugene R. Morris, J. Cecil Smith Jr., Emorn Udomkesmalee, Meira Fields, Orville A. Levander et al.

      Pages 195-244

   6. Vitamin Nutriture and Requirements of the Elderly

      • Paulo M. Suter, Robert M. Russell

      Pages 245-291

   7. Role of Fiber in the Diet of the Elderly

      • David Kritchevsky

      Pages 293-301

5. Other Aspects of the Nutrient Status of the Elderly

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 303-303

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   2. Factors Affecting Nutritional Status of the Elderly

      • Mary Bess Kohrs, Dorice M. Czajka-Narins, James W. Nordstrom

      Pages 305-333

   3. Anthropometric Approaches to the Nutritional Assessment of the Elderly

      • William Cameron Chumlea, Alex F. Roche, Maria L. Steinbaugh

      Pages 335-361

   4. Drug-Nutrient Interactions in the Elderly

      • Daphne A. Roe

      Pages 363-384

6. Back Matter

   Pages 385-395

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The proportion of the population over 65 years of age is increasing steadily in most industrialized countries. In the United States the proportion of elderly people has risen from four percent in 1900 to 11 % in 1978, and is projected to be 14% by the year 2000. The occurrence of debilitating chronic diseases in the elderly increases with each additional year. These diseases, along with the natural loss of tissue function that occurs throughout adult life, impose a heavy burden on the health care system. Nutri­ tion plays an important etiologic role in many of these degenerative changes. Conse­ quently, the aging segment of the population presents a challenge to the nutrition scientist, who should be able to recommend optimal intakes of nutrients to minimize the functional losses associated with aging and to optimize the health of those already elderly. This sixth volume in the series Human Nutrition: A Comprehensive Treatise provides a conspectus of the various interactions of nutrition with the aging process and a comprehensive survey of current knowledge of the amounts of individual nutrients needed by the elderly. The volume begins with a general survey of the multifaceted relationship of nutrition to aging, followed by four chapters on how nutrition can affect age-related changes in selected body functions. The next six chapters cover the avail­ able evidence regarding the needs of the elderly for dietary energy, protein, calcium, trace elements, vitamins, and fiber.

• Calcium
• Vitamin
• bone health
• metabolism
• nutrition

• USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Tufts University, Boston, USA

  Hamish N. Munro

• National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, USA

  Darla E. Danford

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