ABSTRACT

The general plan of this volume, Nutritional Approaches to Aging Research is for each chapter to present first a reasonably succinct state-of-the-art appraisal of present knowledge in the particular field or problem covered. This will vary considerable depending on the subject matter. Following this, each chapter will focus on the problems and pitfalls, both conceptual and technological, of work in the particular field and, no less important, present some of the opportunities and implications of work in that particular area.

chapter 1|11 pages

Introduction

ByG.B. Moment

chapter 2|25 pages

Nutrition and Age-Related Changes of Carbohydrate Metabolism

ByJeffrey B. Halter, Mei Chen

chapter 3|8 pages

Lipids in Nutrition and Aging

ByE. J. Masoro

chapter 4|35 pages

Human Aging: Protein and Amino Acid Metabolism and Implications for Protein and Amino Acid Requirements

ByVernon R. Young, Mitchell Gersovitz, Hamish N. Munro

chapter 5|35 pages

The Vitamin Status and Requirements of the Elderly

ByBarbara B. Fleming

chapter 6|16 pages

Trace Elements In Aging Research: Emphasis On Zinc, Copper, Chromium, And Selenium

ByJ. Cecil Smith, Jeng M. Hsu

chapter 7|21 pages

Dietary Antioxidants and Aging on Membrane Functions

ByAlbert Y. Sun, Grace Y. Sun

chapter 8|19 pages

Effects of Aging Upon Intestinal Absorption

ByPeter R. Holt

chapter 9|19 pages

Nutrition in the Development and Aging of the Skeleton

ByAgatha A. Rider

chapter 12|26 pages

Dietary Restriction and Life Extension — Biological Mechanisms

ByCharles H. Barrows, Gertrude C. Kokkonen

chapter 13|12 pages

Nutrition and the Hypothalamic-Pituitary Influence on Aging

ByArthur V. Everitt