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Ageing Well - Nutrition, Health, and Social Interventions (Hardcover)
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Ageing Well - Nutrition, Health, and Social Interventions (Hardcover)
Series: Society for the Study of Human Biology
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Many current public health actions and policies aimed at older
people revolve around the often prevailing view that failing health
is a consequence of ageing. It is now clear that it is possible to
postpone or even prevent much of the age-related decline in health
that was once thought inevitable. Future policies must recognise
this changing paradigm, and, using a multi-disciplinary approach,
integrate fully the changing needs of older people into all areas
of public policy including health, nutrition, social support,
housing, and economic security. Derived from the 47th Annual
Symposium of the Society for the Study of Human Biology in November
2005, Ageing Well: Nutrition, Health, and Social Interventions
highlights important health and social factors affecting quality of
life in older age, and reviews possible interventions aimed at the
prevention or amelioration of problems that reduce the potential
for ageing well. Covering a wide range of topics, contributors
address the nutritional vulnerability and specific nutritional
needs of older adults and confirm the necessity of appropriate diet
and exercise in order to maintain both physical and cognitive
health. Reminiscence, social interaction and support are
highlighted as crucial for the preservation of identity, health and
emotional well-being. Other chapters are concerned with
socio-economic differences in the extent of age-related changes in
health, resulting particularly from poor quality housing and lack
of family support networks. The book includes an examination of the
economic consequences for health care systems and pension schemes
of ageing populations, provides insight into the methodology of
evaluating the cost-effectiveness of interventions, and outlines
how the minimum cost of healthy living for the 65 plus population
can be estimated. Bringing together the very latest information on
successful ageing, Ageing Well: Nutrition, Health, and Social
Interventions presents an up
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