UID:
almafu_9958105610202883
Format:
1 online resource (271 p.)
ISBN:
9786610513567
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9781280513565
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128051356X
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9781429402514
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1429402512
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9783318011647
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3318011649
Series Statement:
Nestle nutrition workshop series. Clinical & performance program, v. 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 lea
Note:
"10th Nestle Nutrition Workshop of the Clinical and Performance Nutrition Program, which took place in June 2004 in Potsdam, Germany"--Foreword.
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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
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783805578509
Additional Edition:
ISBN 3805578504
Language:
English
