- Eating Well as We Age - http://www.fda.gov/opacom/lowlit/eatage.html
The Food and Drug Administration. Problems, solutions, nutrition facts.
- Copper Physiology - http://members.tripod.com/~charles_W/copper.html
A detailed and referenced opinion on copper nutrition and physiology as they pertain to hemorrhoids, slipped discs, aneurisms, emphysema, infection, arthritis, and maybe gray hair.
- Nutrition News Focus - Nutrition for the Elderly - http://www.nutritionnewsfocus.com/archive/a1/NuFrEldrly.html
Allows you to sign up for a free daily email newsletter that helps you make sense of the often confusing and contradictory nutrition news.
- Arthritis as a Potassium Deficiency - http://members.tripod.com/~charles_W/arthritis.html
Potassium nutrition and physiology around the concept that the low potassium always present in arthritis and usually in heart disease should be relieved. An exhaustive opinion on the subject.
- ENC: Nutrition in the Elderly - http://www.enc-online.org/elderly.htm
Article examining physiological, metabolic and economic changes that may effect some elderly having a nutrient poor diet.
- Meals on Wheels - http://www.geocities.com/mow_au
Community food services in western & south western Sydney Australia.
- Nutrition Index - http://cpmcnet.columbia.edu/dept/dental/Dental_Educational_Software/Gerontology_and_Geriatric_Dentistry/nutrition/nutrition_index.html
Articles devoted to nutrition in the elderly including requirements, physiological changes common problems and assessment of status.
- Food Safety for the Elderly - http://hgic.clemson.edu/factsheets/HGIC3642.htm
Age increases risk for food borne illness due to lowered stomach acid, weakened immune systems, reduced sense of smell. Foods safety precautions when handling, preparing, cooking, storing food for seniors.
- Nutritional Guidelines for Seniors - http://healthlink.mcw.edu/article/1002896094.html
New food guide pyramid developed by the US Department of Agriculture's Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging.
- Senior Mag - Nutrition Glossary - http://www.seniormag.com/caregiverresources/glossary/glossary.htm
Nutritional supplements defined along with recommended usages, requirements/recommendations, and natural sources.
- Seek Wellness - Nutrition and Aging - http://www.seekwellness.com/nutrition/aging.htm
Offers several articles about foods and supplements that may slow aging or improve memory. Includes articles on food programs, how to read labels, and physical activity advice.
- Nutrition Screening Initiative - http://www.aafp.org/nsi.xml
Nutrition checklist designed to alert individuals, family members, and physicians to conditions that may lead to malnutrition, particularly in the aged.
- Nutrition for The Elderly - http://www.socialresearchmethods.net/gallery/lee/lee.htm
Informative links to various resources related to questions of nutrition for the elderly
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