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Healthy ageing : the role of nutrition and lifestyle : the report of a British Nutrition Foundation task force /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: British Nutrition Foundation
Other Authors: Mathers, John C., Stanner, Sara, Thompson, Rachel, Dr, Buttriss, Judith
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Chichester, U.K. ; Ames, Iowa : Published by Wiley-Blackwell for the British Nutrition Foundation, 2009.
Subjects:
Older people > Health and hygiene.
Older people > Nutrition.
Aging > Nutritional aspects.
Health behavior.
Lifestyles > Health aspects.
Aging.
Aged.
Health Behavior.
Life Style.
Nutritional Physiological Phenomena.
Table of Contents:
  • Diet and nutrition issues relevant to older adults
  • The basic biology of ageing
  • Healthy ageing : teeth and the oral cavity
  • Healthy ageing : bone health
  • Healthy ageing : the joints
  • Healthy ageing : skeletal muscle
  • Healthy ageing : the skin
  • Healthy ageing : the brain
  • Healthy ageing : the eyes
  • Healthy ageing : the cardiovascular system
  • Healthy ageing : the immune system
  • Healthy ageing : the gastrointestinal tract
  • Healthy ageing : the endocrine system
  • Taking the science forward : public health implications
  • Conclusions of the task force
  • Recommendations of the task force
  • Healthy ageing : answers to common questions.