Exercise Nutrition And The Older Woman

Author : Maria A. Fiatarone Singh Singh,Maria A. Singh Fiatarone,John Sutton Chair
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 601 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Middle-aged women
ISBN : OCLC:1175672386

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Exercise, Nutrition, and the Older Woman by Maria A. Fiatarone Singh Singh,Maria A. Singh Fiatarone,John Sutton Chair Pdf

Exercise, Nutrition and the Older Woman: Wellness for Women Over Fifty is a comprehensive guide to the major wellness issues for women over fifty. The author is a physician who explores diet, exercise and lifestyle choices from a medical perspective. The book assists in the design and implementation of programs to optimize good health and quality of life. Dr. Fiatarone-Singh discusses the unique nutritional issues of the older woman. Her book explains the fundamentals of proper nutrition, emphasizing special calcium, antioxidant, and vitamin D needs. She suggests practical implementations of nutritional guidelines, menu planning and record keeping. The author probes the facts and fictions surrounding exercise. She describes the limitations and potential of a 50-plus woman's work-out regimen and proposes reasonable and necessary fitness goals. The book also covers age-related disorders, how to best utilize the living environment, menopause, and more.

Author : Maria A. Fiatarone Singh
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2000-04-21
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781000654189

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Exercise, Nutrition and the Older Woman by Maria A. Fiatarone Singh Pdf

Exercise, Nutrition and the Older Woman: Wellness for Women Over Fifty is a comprehensive guide to the major wellness issues for women over fifty. The author is a physician who explores diet, exercise and lifestyle choices from a medical perspective. The book assists in the design and implementation of programs to optimize good health and quality o

Author : Maria A. Fiatarone Singh
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 623 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2000-04-21
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781420042320

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Exercise, Nutrition and the Older Woman by Maria A. Fiatarone Singh Pdf

Exercise, Nutrition and the Older Woman: Wellness for Women Over Fifty is a comprehensive guide to the major wellness issues for women over fifty. The author is a physician who explores diet, exercise and lifestyle choices from a medical perspective. The book assists in the design and implementation of programs to optimize good health and quality o

Author : Melissa Bernstein,Ann Luggen
Publisher : Jones & Bartlett Learning
Page : 442 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9780763736248

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Nutrition for the Older Adult by Melissa Bernstein,Ann Luggen Pdf

Nutrition for the Older Adult is a clear, comprehensive text that introduces students to nutrition and health promotion for older adults. Covering such important topics as the physiological changes of aging, weight and nutrition problems in older adults, nutritional assessment and support for the elderly, and diet and cultural diversity as well as exercise prescriptions for older adults, this text is an essential resource for students in the fields of nutrition, nursing, and gerontology.

Author : Institute of Medicine,Food and Nutrition Board,Food Forum
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2010-11-29
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780309158831

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Providing Healthy and Safe Foods As We Age by Institute of Medicine,Food and Nutrition Board,Food Forum Pdf

Does a longer life mean a healthier life? The number of adults over 65 in the United States is growing, but many may not be aware that they are at greater risk from foodborne diseases and their nutritional needs change as they age. The IOM's Food Forum held a workshop October 29-30, 2009, to discuss food safety and nutrition concerns for older adults.

Author : Debra A. Krummel,P. M. Kris-Etherton
Publisher : Jones & Bartlett Learning
Page : 614 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 083420682X

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Nutrition in Women's Health by Debra A. Krummel,P. M. Kris-Etherton Pdf

Health Sciences & Nutrition

Author : Rose, Debra J.
Publisher : Human Kinetics
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781450431064

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Physical Activity Instruction of Older Adults, 2E by Rose, Debra J. Pdf

Physical Activity Instruction of Older Adults, Second Edition, is the most comprehensive text available for current and future fitness professionals who want to design and implement effective, safe, and fun physical activity programs for older adults with diverse functional capabilities.

Author : Connie Watkins Bales,Julie L. Locher,Edward Saltzman
Publisher : Springer
Page : 455 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2014-11-27
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781493919291

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Handbook of Clinical Nutrition and Aging by Connie Watkins Bales,Julie L. Locher,Edward Saltzman Pdf

This is the new and fully revised third edition of the well-received text that is the benchmark book in the field of nutrition and aging. The editors (specialists in geriatric nutrition, medical sociology, and clinical nutrition, respectively) and contributors (a panel of recognized academic nutritionists, geriatricians, clinicians, and other scientists) have added a number of new chapters and have thoroughly updated the widely acclaimed second edition. This third edition provides fresh perspectives and the latest scientific and clinical developments on the interaction of nutrition with age-associated disease and provides practical, evidence-based options to enhance this at-risk population’s potential for optimal health and disease prevention. Chapters on a wide range of topics, such as the role of nutrition in physical and cognitive function, and coverage of an array of clinical conditions (obesity, diabetes, heart failure, cancer, kidney disease, osteoporosis), compliment chapters on food insecurity, anti-aging and nutritional supplements, making this third edition uniquely different from previous editions. Handbook of Clinical Nutrition and Aging, Third Edition, is a practical and comprehensive resource and an invaluable guide to nutritionists, physicians, nurses, social workers and others who provide health care for the ever-increasing aging population.

Author : Joan Mintz,Mary Egginton
Publisher : Macmillan Reference USA
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 0816139857

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An Older Woman's Health Guide by Joan Mintz,Mary Egginton Pdf

Author : WHO,World Health Organization,Tufts University
Publisher : World Health Organization
Page : 129 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2002-09
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9789241562102

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Keep Fit for Life by WHO,World Health Organization,Tufts University Pdf

Given the impact that good nutrition and keeping fit have on health and well-being in later life WHO in collaboration with the Tufts University USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging organized a consultation to review the scientific evidence linking diet and other factors - especially exercise - affecting nutritional status disease prevention and health promotion for older persons. The consultation focused primarily on practical issues including the establishment of explicit recommendations to improve the health and nutritional status of older persons in a wide variety of socioeconomic and cultural settings. During the production of a comprehensive report representing the outcome both of the preparatory work and of the consultation itself it was recognized that new information emerging in several key areas should also be included. The combined results presented here are intended as an authoritative source of information for nutritionists general practitioners gerontologists medical faculties nurses care providers schools of public health and social workers. The specific recommendations concerning nutrient intakes food-based dietary guidelines and exercise and physical activity should also interest a larger audience including the general reader. The main body discusses the epidemiological and social aspects of ageing health and functional changes experienced with ageing the impact of physical activity assessment of the nutritional status of older persons and nutritional guidelines for healthy ageing. Additional material covers food-based dietary guidelines for older adults - with particular emphasis on healthy ageing and prevention of chronic noncommunicable diseases - and guidelines for promoting physical activity among older persons. ...This report is significant representing an authoritative consensus related to the epidemiological and social aspects of ageing health and functional changes experienced with age and the impact of physical activity. This valuable source of information is relevant to a wide range of health professionals; the clear and specific recommendations concerning food/nutrient consumption and physical activity for older adults should also interest a larger audience. - The Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health ...The book is a timely publication which provides an exhaustive review of studies... This publication will certainly serve as a reference manual for all those involved in nutrition gerontology and geriatrics. - Indian Journal of Medical Research

Author : Michell Pierce
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2014-01-21
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781317775737

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Nutrition Support to Elderly Women by Michell Pierce Pdf

Previous research on this topic has not focused on nutrition-specific social support for elderly women. This unique study seeks to describe and explore the current situation in a group of elderly women living alone in government subsidized housing.

Author : Ronni Chernoff
Publisher : Jones & Bartlett Publishers
Page : 600 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2013-08-02
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781284031799

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Geriatric Nutrition by Ronni Chernoff Pdf

A authoritative reference written to help professionals understand the role of nutrition in the maintenance of health, the management of chronic conditions, and the treatment of serious Illness. The fourth edition of this text provides a comprehensive review of nutritional assessment, intervention programs for the elderly, and health promotion activities.

Author : Alice Callahan,Heather Leonard,Tamberly Powell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Biology
ISBN : OCLC:1231463859

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Nutrition by Alice Callahan,Heather Leonard,Tamberly Powell Pdf

Author : Linda M. LeMura,Serge P. Von Duvillard
Publisher : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Page : 708 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0781726808

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Clinical Exercise Physiology by Linda M. LeMura,Serge P. Von Duvillard Pdf

This text will focus on the underlying causes of various disease states, the manifestation of symptoms, the use of exercise as a diagnostic tool, the utility of exercise as a rehabilitative vehicle, and the use of exercise to monitor and evaluate clinical progress. The book will describe the new developments in clinical research and technology associated with diagnoses and treatment, as well as the techniques and methods of exercise prescription and subsequent evaluation and progress. With both national and international experts contributing chapters in their respective fields, this book's strength is in its broad-based appeal, its utility as a textbook and as a reference text, and its well-balanced approach to medicine, applied physiology, and pathology. Compatibility: BlackBerry(R) OS 4.1 or Higher / iPhone/iPod Touch 2.0 or Higher /Palm OS 3.5 or higher / Palm Pre Classic / Symbian S60, 3rd edition (Nokia) / Windows Mobile(TM) Pocket PC (all versions) / Windows Mobile Smartphone / Windows 98SE/2000/ME/XP/Vista/Tablet PC

Author : Judith Worell,Carol D. Goodheart
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2005-09-01
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 019803668X

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Handbook of Girls' and Women's Psychological Health by Judith Worell,Carol D. Goodheart Pdf

This book integrates the role of gender in girls' and women's development across the life span, looking specifically at internal and external vulnerabilities and risks, and the protective or supportive factors that facilitate effective coping, positive growth, strength, and resilience. The interaction between physical, psychological, and cultural factors is integrated within each period of development. The book emphasizes how gender socialization of female development and behavior impacts both self-evaluation and identity processes within various cultural groups. The book also discusses the social roles that girls and women reflectively adopt. Lastly, it recognizes that externally induced risks such as poverty, interpersonal abuse, and violence present challenges to healthy development.