Nutrition in geriatrics and gerontology

" The elderly make up the majority of the patient population in clinical care and their numbers are progressively increasing worldwide. With the increasing number of geriatric patients, the prevalence of nutritional disorders typical for old age is also increasing, and thus the need to better understand this specific - mainly nutritional - issue. This text introduces the reader to this topical and complex topic in a clear and comprehensible way. The general part focuses on geriatrics as a medical field, demographic ageing of the population, morbidity, physiological changes in old age, geriatric syndromes, Functional geriatric assessment and multidisciplinary care in geriatrics. A special section focuses on the examination and assessment of nutritional status, diagnosis of nutritional disorders and specific diseases that may directly or indirectly affect the nutritional status of the elderly. Each chapter contains key words, learning objectives and exam questions to consolidate and review the knowledge from each chapter. The textbook is intended primarily for students and graduates of nutritional therapy with an interest in the field of geriatric (medical) care, and then becomes essential reading for students of nutritional therapy in the specialization program. "