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Research and Reports

2003

Hu P, Reuben DB, Crimmins EM, Harris TB, Huang M, Seeman TE. The effects of serum beta-carotene concentration and burden of inflammation on all-cause mortality risk in high-functioning older persons: MacArthur studies of successful aging. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci . 2004;59:M849-M854.

Hu P, Seeman TE, Harris TB, Reuben DB. Does inflammation or undernutrition explain the low cholesterol-mortality association in high-functioning older persons? MacArthur studies of successful aging. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2003;51:80-84.

Lipschitz D. Medical and functional consequences of anemia in the elderly. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2003;51:10-3.

Seddon JM, Cote J, Davis N, Rosner B. Progression of age-related macular degeneration association with body mass index, waist circumference, and waist-hip ratio. Arch Ophthalmol. 2003;121:785-792.

2002 and earlier

Kumanyika S. Diet and chronic disease issues for minority populations. J Nutr Educ. 1990;22:89-96.

LaCroix AZ, Lipson S, Miles TP, White L. Prospective study of pneumonia hospitalizations and mortality of US older people: The role of chronic conditions, health behaviors, and nutritional status. Public Health Rep. 1989;104:350-360.

McCullough ML, Feskanich D, Stampfer MJ, Giovannucci EL, Rimm EB, Hu FB, Spiegelman D, Hunter DJ, Colditz GA , Willett WC. Diet quality and major chronic disease risk in men and women: Moving toward improved dietary guidance. Am J Clin Nutr. 2002;76:1261-1271.

Mowe M, Bohmer T, Kindt E. Reduced nutritional status in an elderly population (> 70 y) is probable before disease and possibly contributes to the development of disease. Am J Clin Nutr. 1994;59:317-324.

Osato EE, Stone JT, Phillips SL, Winne DM. Clinical manifestations: Failure to thrive in the elderly. J Gerontol Nurs. 1993;19:28-34.

Rajgopal R, Cox RH, Lambur M, Lewis EC. Cost-benefit analysis indicates the positive economic benefits of the expanded food and nutrition education program related to chronic disease prevention. JNEB. 2002;34:26-37.

Tada T. Nutrition and the immune system in aging: An overview. Nutr Rev. 1992;50:360.

Toht MJ, Poehlman ET. Energetic adaptation to chronic disease in the elderly. Nutr Rev. 2000 Mar;58(3 Pt 1):61-66

Valderrama-Gama E, Damián J, Ruigómez A, and Martín-Moreno JM. Chronic disease, functional status, and self-ascribed causes of disabilities among noninstitutionalized older people in Spain. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2002;57:M716-M721.

Vellas BJ, Albarede JL, Garry PJ. Diseases and aging: patterns of morbidity with age; relationship between aging and age-associated diseases. Am J Clin Nutr. 1992;55(suppl):1225S-1230S.

Wolff JL, Starfield B, Anderson G. Prevalence, expenditures, and complications of multiple chronic conditions in the elderly. Arch Intern Med. 2002;162:2269-2276.



Resources


2002 and earlier

The Role of Nutrition in Chronic Disease Care (2000)
Audience: Professionals
Description: Manual: Help health care professionals meet the challenges of providing specialized care to the Medicare population. Topics covered include cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, coronary heart disease, dementia, diabetes, failure to thrive, osteoporosis, and hypertension.
Contact: Nutrition Screening Initiative
PO Box 753
Waldorf, MD 20604-0753
Phone: 202-625-1662
e-mail: NSI@gmmb.com
Cost: $15.00 for full manual; $10.00 for summary manual.



Web Links

National Institute of Health (NIH) <www.nih.gov

Numedx.com (primarily AIDS related) <www.numedx.com>




Last Updated: 09/17/2004