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Providing healthy and safe foods as we age : workshop summary /

"With baby boomers reaching their 50s and 60s and the growth rate of the U.S. population age 65 years and older expected to double over the next twenty years, the need to prepare for an expanding population of older adults has never been as urgent as it is now. The growing size and changing dem...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores Corporativos: Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Planning Committee for Food Supply and Aging Populations, Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Food Forum
Otros Autores: Pray, Leslie A.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, ©2010.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Size and demographics of aging populations
  • Physiology and aging
  • Food safety concerns for aging populations
  • Nutrition concerns for aging populations
  • Communicating with aging populations
  • Future challenges and solutions to providing healthy and safe foods to aging populations.