RT Book, Section
A1 Sullivan, Dennis H.
A1 Johnson, Larry E.
A1 Wallace, Jeffrey I.
A2 Halter, Jeffrey B.
A2 Ouslander, Joseph G.
A2 Studenski, Stephanie
A2 High, Kevin P.
A2 Asthana, Sanjay
A2 Supiano, Mark A.
A2 Ritchie, Christine S.
A2 Schmader, Kenneth
SR Print(0)
ID 1190905821
T1 Nutrition Disorders, Obesity, and Enteral/Parenteral Alimentation
T2 Hazzard's Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, 8e
YR 2022
FD 2022
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781260464450
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1190905821
RD 2024/04/20
AB Learning  ObjectivesDescribe  the  important  interrelationship  between  diet  and  physical  activity  in  maintaining  or  restoring  lean  body  mass  (LBM)  and  the  resulting  effects  this  interaction  has  on  total  body  mass  in  older  adults.Describe  the  changes  in  body  composition  that  occur  over  the  adult  life  span  and  what  physiologic,  dietary,  lifestyle,  and  disease  factors  are  responsible  for  these  changes.Describe  the  changing  prevalence  of  obesity  among  older  adults  and  be  able  to  assess  the  impact  of  excess  weight  on  the  health  status  of  older  patients.Advise  older  adults  about  what  constitutes  an  optimal  diet  and  the  advisability  of  using  nutrient  supplements  given  their  health  status.Describe  common  factors  contributing  to  undernutrition  in  older  adults.Identify  the  three  most  common  causes  of  weight  loss  in  older  adults.Determine  appropriate  nutritional  support  interventions  for  persons  with  protein-energy  malnutrition  (PEM).