Nutrition for the Prime of Life The Adult's Guide to Healthier Living

Name: Nutrition for the Prime of Life The Adult's Guide to Healthier Living
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ISBN: 9780306445033

ISBN-10: 0306445034

ISBN-13: 9780306445033

Edition: 1993

Authors: Hugh J. McDonalld, Frances M. Sapone

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As the baby boom generation enters middle age, lifestyle becomes of greater significance in maintaining or improving health. Younger adults may choose to exist on a regimen of minimal exercise and a diet high in fat and sodium and low in fruits and vegetables without apparent ill effects; however, over a period of years, such dietary habits may lead to chronic health problems. Although older Americans are becoming aware of the relationship between nutrition and health, the basic principles of a healthful diet and the essentials of sound nutrition practice must be readily accessible. In Nutrition for the Prime of Life, Drs. Hugh McDonald and Frances Sapone, educators in basic and clinical…

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List price: $26.95
Copyright year: 1993
Publisher: Hachette Books
Publication date: 8/21/1993
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 366
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.50" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.232

Aging in the United States and the Nature of the Aging Process	p. 1
The Foodstuffs of Life	p. 17
Nutrient Requirements: Vitamins and Minerals	p. 37
Nutritional Status of the Older Population	p. 67
Dietary Fiber, Problems of the Digestive Tract, and Water	p. 81
Major Nutrition-Related Diseases of Importance to Older People	p. 107
Dental Health and Nutrition	p. 169
Exercise, Nutrition, Weight Control, and Physical Fitness	p. 187
Drug-Nutrient Interactions	p. 215
Guidelines for Healthful Eating	p. 245
Can Nutrition Alter the Aging Process?	p. 273
References	p. 291
App. A. Unisex table of suggested weights for adults	p. 320
App. B. Table of median heights and weights and recommended energy intake	p. 321
App. C. Table of recommended dietary allowances for vitamins and minerals	p. 322
App. D. Summary table of daily dietary intakes of selected vitamins and minerals	p. 324
Glossary	p. 325
Index	p. 335
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