Malnutrition : risk factors, health effects and prevention / Johanna B. Knudsen, editor

Intro -- MALNUTRITIONRISK FACTORS, HEALTH EFFECTSAND PREVENTION -- NUTRITION AND DIET RESEARCHPROGRESS -- MALNUTRITIONRISK FACTORS, HEALTH EFFECTSAND PREVENTION -- LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- CHAPTER 1. METABOLIC DISORDERS: IS THEREA RELATION WITH NUTRITIONAL CHANGESDURING THE PRENATAL STAGE? -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- MATERNAL NUTRITIONAND FETAL DEVELOPMENT -- FETAL PROGRAMMING,METABOLISMAND FEEDING DISORDERS -- PRENATAL NUTRITION AND THEIR RELATIONWITH FEEDING BEHAVIOR DISORDERS -- A. Causal Factors of EDs -- B. Genetic Factors -- C. Social and Environmental Factors -- NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY AND FOOD INTAKE -- CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 2. SPECIFICS OF MALNUTRITIONIN THE ELDERLY -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- PRINCIPAL CHARACTERISTICS OF MALNUTRITIONIN THE ELDERLY -- PREVALENCE OF MALNUTRITION IN THE ELDERLY -- PHYSIOLOGICAL CHANGES IN THE ELDERLY -- RISK FACTORS OF MALNUTRITION IN THE ELDERLY -- TYPES OF MALNUTRITION -- CLINICAL PICTURE OF MALNUTRITIONIN THE ELDERLY -- DIAGNOSIS OF MALNUTRITION IN THE ELDERLY -- 1. Nutrition History -- Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA) -- 2. Anthropometrical Examinations -- Body Mass -- Body-Mass Index (BMI) -- Mid-Arm Circumference -- Triceps Skin Fold -- Determination of the Circumference of the Musculature of the Arm -- 3. Laboratory Examinations -- Biochemical Examinations -- Total Protein (TP) -- Albumin -- Prealbumin -- Transferin -- Cholinesterase -- Serum Lipids -- Total Cholesterol -- C-Reactive Protein (CRP) -- Hematological and Immunological Examinations -- Absolute Number of Lymphocytes -- 4. Functional Examination - Dynamometry -- Prevention of Malnutrition in the Elderly -- THERAPY OF MALNUTRITION AND DEFICIENCY STATESIN THE ELDERLY -- 1. Dietary Measures and Adjustment of Dietary Habits -- 2. Enteral Nutrition..

Medienart:

E-Book

Erscheinungsjahr:

c2012

Erschienen:

Hauppauge, N.Y: Nova Science Publishers ; c2012

Reproduktion:

Online-Ausg. ; 2013

Reihe:

Nutrition and diet research progress

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Knudsen, Johanna B. [Sonstige Person]

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Inhaltsverzeichnis

ISBN:

978-1-62100-351-9

Nlm:

WD 100

Themen:

Age Factors
Electronic books
Malnutrition
Malnutrition ; Age factors..
Malnutrition ; Risk factors
Risk Factors

Anmerkungen:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Umfang:

Online-Ressource (xii, 150 p) ; IllustratorIn

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

748810749