Citation
Bales, Connie Watkins & Wang, Yanfang (2004). "Global Graying" and Nutritional Trends in the New Millenium: A Cross-Cultural Perspective. In Bales, Connie Watkins & Ritchie, Christine Seel (Eds.), Handbook of Clinical Nutrition and Aging (pp. 3-22). Humana Press.Abstract
Why are we leading off this book on clinical nutrition and aging discussing “global graying”? It is because we recognize that the population of the world is changing in a way that will dramatically alter health care, and therefore nutritional care, in the near future. During the first half of the 21st century, the proportion of the population that is older or elderly (65 yr and up) will reach an all-time high. This demographic shift toward an older population will inevitably create a greater demand for health care services, calling our attention to the application of nutritional prevention and intervention. As illustrated in subsequent chapters of this volume, health problems that are not thwarted by primary prevention strategies may eventually present themselves as diseases and disorders that require nutritional intervention later in life.
URL
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59259-391-0_1Reference Type
Book ChapterYear Published
2004Author(s)
Bales, Connie WatkinsWang, Yanfang