Falls and fall-related injuries impose an enormous burden on individuals, society, and the nation’s health care systems. And as the population of the United States ages, the negative impact of falls continues to increase. Yet many falls, and fall-related injuries,…
Preparing for Disaster for People with Disabilities and Other Special Needs
For the millions of Americans who have physical, medical, sensory or cognitive disabilities, emergencies such as fires, floods and acts of terrorism present a real challenge. The same challenge also applies to the elderly and other special needs populations. Protecting…
Envejezca de manera más saludable, Respire con mayor facilidad
La enfermedad crónica obstructiva pulmonar (COPD, por sus siglas en inglés) es la cuarta causa principal de muertes en los Estados Unidos. La COPD incluye la bronquitis crónica y el enfisema. La clave para el manejo de dichas enfermedades consiste…
Dietary Reference Intakes: Applications in Dietary Planning
This report is focused on providing practitioners with information to assist them in applying the dietary reference intakes to dietary planning. Dietary planning, whether for an individual or a group, involves developing a diet that is nutritionally adequate without being…
Dietary Reference Intakes and Dietary Guidelines in Older Americans Act Nutrition Programs
This report summarizes discussion and recommendations of the Issue Panel on Dietary Reference Intakes and Dietary Guidelines in Older Americans Act Nutrition Program, convened on February 11, 2002 in Baltimore, Maryland. Panelists included nutrition and aging researchers; individuals involved in…
Elder Abuse by Family Caregivers
This is a comprehensive report regarding caregiving and caregiver stress and the potential relationship to elder abuse. Services and resources available to caregivers to help alleviate any potential problems with caregiver abuse of the elderly are included in the report.…
Dietary Reference Intakes for Vitamin A, Vitamin K, Arsenic, Boron, Chromium, Copper, Iodine, Iron,
This series provides recommended intakes, such as Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDAs), for use in planning nutritionally adequate diets for individuals based on age and gender. In addition, a new reference intake, the Tolerable Upper Intake Level (UL), has also been…
Dietary Reference Intakes: Proposed Definition of Dietary Fiber
The Food and Nutrition Board proposes a definition of dietary fiber that includes both intrinsic and added fibers. Helpful? Yes No…
To Your Health! Food Safety for Seniors
This publication will help seniors learn more about food borne illness, food safety at home (including cooking and storage), and meals to go or home-delivered meals. Helpful? Yes No…
Food Insufficiency and the Nutritional Status of the Elderly Population
Studies have shown that food insufficiency, defined as “an inadequate amount of food intake due to lack of resources”, is found in the US population of all ages. A few reports have shown that food insufficient people eat less than…
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