Chapter 15 is designed to allow you to:
- 1. Discuss the causes of the principal nutrition-related problems seen in adults.
- 2. List biological changes that occur during the aging process, and discuss how these changes affect nutrient needs of older adults.
- 3. Identify several hypotheses on the causes of aging.
- 4. Make recommendations for dietary changes in the prevention and treatment of nutritional problems in older adults.
- 5. List several nutritional programs that are available to help meet nutritional needs of older adults.
- 6. Describe the potential benefits and risks associated with the use of various complementary and alternative medicine practices.