Malnutrition in the elderly

"This book focuses on the problems of malnutrition in the ill elderly. It does not represent a comprehensive textbook on medical nutrition. The authors present precise strategies for detecting, preventing, and treating malnutrition. This book should be especially appealing for nutrition educators, dieticians, geriatricians, and gerontologists who are involved in improving the nutritional problems of the ill elderly."--Jacket.

Preface / W.O. Seiler and H.B. Stahelin -- Introduction / H.B. Stahelin -- Epidemiology of malnutrition -- Nutrient intake of healthy elderly subjects based on results of the SENECA study "Nutrition and the elderly in Europe" / D. Schlettwein-Gsell, B. Decarli and J.A. Amorim Cruz / [and others] -- Nutritional status in ill elderly subjects / W.O. Seiler -- Physiopathology of malnutrition -- Physiopathology of the catabolism associated with malnutrition in the elderly / D. Baez-Franceschi and J.E. Morley -- Aging and water metabolism in health and illness / M. Miller -- Consequences of malnutrition -- Malnutrition and mental functions / H.B. Stahelin -- Undernutrition and osteoporosis / R. Rizzoli and J.-P. Bonjour -- Causes of malnutrition -- Causes of protein-energy malnutrition / D.R. Thomas -- Diagnosis of malnutrition -- Nutritional evaluation tools in the elderly / S. Lauque, F. Nourhashemi and B. Vellas -- Diagnosis of zinc deficiency / H.-P. Roth and M. Kirchgessner -- Treatment of malnutrition -- Dietary supplements and oral feeding in malnutrition / E. Eisenbart, P. Oster and M. Schuler / [and others] -- Tube feeding in malnutrition / A. Jordan, W.F. Caspary and J. Stein…