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Geriatric Nutrition : the Health Professional's Handbook by [edited by] Ronni Chernoff is a health book available to read on EtoBox.

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<p>This book offers a comprehensive review of nutritional assessment, intervention programs for the elderly, and health promotion activities.</p> <h3>Joyce H. Johnson</h3> <p>This is a second edition of a comprehensive treatment of nutrition in the elderly. Basic nutritional principles, the relationship between aging body systems and nutrition, and major issues in the elderly including food and drug interactions, nutritional assessment, and health promotion are all covered. The purpose is to provide a comprehensive source of current nutritional information as it relates to the older adult. The depth of information presented in the book is not readily available to practitioners in standard nutritional or geriatric publications. The targeted audience is a broad-range of healthcare practitioners serving the elderly population including nutritionists, physicians, and nurses. There are 23 contributors including the editor, all with a strong background in geriatrics, or nutrition and dietetics, or both. Three major areas are covered: basic nutritional requirements of the elderly, a body systems approach to age-related changes and relationship to nutritional needs, and six chapters on rel

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Author

[edited by] Ronni Chernoff

Publisher

Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc.

Published

2006

Language

EN

ISBN

9780763731816

Category

health

Subjects

Medical, Science, Nursing

Rating

4.1 / 5 (8 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14