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Nutrition, Aging, and the Elderly
. Ed(S): Danford, Darla E.; Munro, H. N.
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Paperback. Editor(s): Danford, Darla E.; Munro, H. N. Series: Human Nutrition. Num Pages: 414 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 635.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
414
Condition
New
Series
Human Nutrition
Number of Pages
396
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781489925398
SKU
V9781489925398
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99-15
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