Keep Fit for Life : Meeting the Nutritional Needs of Older Persons.
Title:
Keep Fit for Life : Meeting the Nutritional Needs of Older Persons.
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Organization, World Health.
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9789240680814
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (129 pages)
Contents:
CONTENTS -- Abbreviations & acronyms -- Foreword -- 1. Summary of recommendations -- 1.1 Nutrient intakes -- 1.2 Food-based dietary guidelines -- 1.3 Phytochemicals -- 1.4 Water intake -- 1.5 Exercise and physical activity -- 2. Epidemiological and social aspects of ageing -- 2.1 Demography -- 2.2 Reasons for population ageing -- 2.3 Improvements in biological age -- 2.4 Health status of older persons -- 2.5 Functioning and disability -- 2.6 Nutrition problems in low-income countries -- 2.7 Malnutrition and food security -- 2.8 Government response to ageing populations -- 2.9 Prevention of chronic disease at every stage of life -- 2.10 Nutritional components in chronic diseases -- 3. Health and functional changes with ageing -- 3.1 Physical changes -- 3.2 Changes in energy regulation with age -- 3.3 Water metabolism and dehydration -- 3.4 Immune function -- 3.5 Neurological and cognitive function -- 4. Impact of physical activity -- 4.1 Impact of endurance training -- 4.2 Impact of aerobic exercise -- 4.3 Strength training to reduce loss of muscle mass -- 4.4 Interaction between exercise and supplementation -- 4.5 Recommendations -- 5. Assessing the nutritional status of older persons -- 5.1 Dietary intake -- 5.2 Body weight -- 5.3 Body composition -- 5.4 Physical function -- 5.5 Immune function -- 5.6 Other laboratory indices -- 5.7 Community variables -- 5.8 Summary of assessment techniques -- 6. Nutritional guidelines for healthy ageing -- 6.1 Food-based dietary guidelines -- 6.2 Nutrient intake recommendations for older persons -- References -- Annex 1. Ageing and health: report by the WHO Secretariat to the Fifty-fifth World Health Assembly, May 2002 -- Annex 2. Participants in the World Health Organization/Tufts University consultation on nutritional guidelines for the elderly (Boston, MA, 26-29 May 1998).
Annex 3. Food-based dietary guidelines for older adults: healthy ageing and prevention of chronic noncommunicable diseases -- Annex 4. The Heidelberg guidelines for promoting physical activity among older persons.
Abstract:
Given the impact that good nutrition and keeping fit have on health and well-being in later life, WHO, in collaboration with the Tufts University USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, organized a consultation to review the scientific evidence linking diet and other factors - especially exercise - affecting nutritional status, disease prevention and health promotion for older persons. The consultation focused primarily on practical issues, including the establishment of explicit recommendations to improve the health and nutritional status of older persons in a wide variety of socioeconomic and cultural settings. During the production of a comprehensive report, representing the outcome both of the preparatory work and of the consultation itself, it was recognized that new information emerging in several key areas should also be included. The combined results presented here are intended as an authoritative source of information for nutritionists, general practitioners, gerontologists, medical faculties, nurses, care providers, schools of public health and social workers. The specific recommendations concerning nutrient intakes, food-based dietary guidelines, and exercise and physical activity should also interest a larger audience, including the general reader. The main body discusses the epidemiological and social aspects of ageing, health and functional changes experienced with ageing, the impact of physical activity, assessment of the nutritional status of older persons, and nutritional guidelines for healthy ageing. Additional material covers food-based dietary guidelines for older adults - with particular emphasis on healthy ageing and prevention of chronic noncommunicable diseases - and guidelines for promoting physical activity among older persons.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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