Format:
Online-Ressource (XIV, 256 S.)
Edition:
Online-Ausg. Karger eBooks Collection 1997-2009
ISBN:
9783318011647
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3805578504
Series Statement:
Nestlé Nutrition Institute workshop series 10
Content:
The poor nutritional status of the elderly living at home is a widespread problem. Many have energy and nutrient intakes below international standards. Almost one in five community-dwelling older adults lives on less than 1,000 kcal/day. The causes are dependent on sociological, psychological, and physiological factors. Significant reductions in energy intake accompany medical illness, and thus a causal connection between the role of proinflammatory cytokines and illness-induced undernutrition has been alleged.This challenge has now been addressed and analyzed by an international panel of leading experts at the 10th Nestlé Nutrition Workshop in Berlin. Their work has brought the epidemiology, pathophysiology and the role of cytokines and immunomodulation in the management of undernutrition to the center of scholar attention. This book is a synthesis of state-of-the-art knowledge and expertise in this field of research and will be of high value for all medical and healthcare professionals who wish to gain insight into the complex interactions between nutrient intake and health
Note:
"10th Nestlé Nutrition Workshop of the Clinical and Performance Nutrition Program, which took place in June 2004 in Potsdam, Germany"--Foreword
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Cover; Contents; Preface; Foreword; Contributors; Malnutrition in the Developing World: The Lack of Food Scenario; Are Older People Starving to Death in a World of Plenty?; Physiological vs. Pathological Changes of Nutritional Status over Life Time; Home Enteral Nutrition; Home Enteral Nutrition; When Does Malnutrition Become a Risk?; What Are the Goals of Nutritional Support?; Oral Protein and Energy Supplementation in Older People: A Systematic Review of Randomized Trials; Efficacy of Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition in Cancer Patients; Ethics and Economics in Nutritional Support
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Pathophysiology of Weight Loss in Older PersonsInteraction between Nutrition, Intestinal Flora and the Gastrointestinal Immune System; Psychoimmunology of Nutrition; How Can We Impact the Immune System with Pre- and Probiotics?; How Can We Modulate Cytokine Production and Action?; How Can We Improve Functional Outcomes?; Concluding Remarks; Subject Index
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783805578509
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9783805578509
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1159/isbn.978-3-318-01164-7
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