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Nutrition

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Upon completion of the chapter, the student will be able to:

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    Assess the nutritional status and needs of an elderly patient.

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    Identify nutritional deficiencies and their consequences in older adults.

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    Outline differences between younger and older adults from a nutritional point of view.

Material in this chapter is based on the following chapter in Cassel CK, Leipzig RM, Cohen HJ, Larson EB, Meier DE, eds. Geriatric Medicine: An Evidence- Based Approach, 4th ed. New York: Springer, 2003: Lipschitz DA. Nutrition, pp. 1009–1021. Selections edited by Sandra E. Sanchez-Reilly.

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  1. Division of Geriatrics, Department of Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas, 78229, USA

    Sandra E. Sanchez-Reilly MD (Assistant Professor and Palliative Care Fellowship Director)

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  1. Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Adult Development, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, 10029, USA

    Rainier P. Soriano MD (Assistant Professor and Director of Medical Student Education), Helen M. Fernandez MD (Assistant Professor and Fellowship Director) & Rosanne M. Leipzig MD, PhD (Professor and Vice Chair of Education) (Assistant Professor and Director of Medical Student Education),  (Assistant Professor and Fellowship Director) &  (Professor and Vice Chair of Education)

  2. ABIM Foundation and American Board of Internal Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, 19106, USA

    Christine K. Cassel MD, MACP (President and CEO) (President and CEO)

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Sanchez-Reilly, S.E. (2007). Nutrition. In: Soriano, R.P., Fernandez, H.M., Cassel, C.K., Leipzig, R.M. (eds) Fundamentals of Geriatric Medicine. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-32326-8_11

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