Recently added articles from The Journal of Nutrition, Health & Aging:
EADC (EUROPEAN ALZHEIMER DISEASE CONSORTIUM) RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FUTURE ALZHEIMER DISEASE RESEARCH IN EUROPE
Dec 01, 2008; ... Dementia disorders are today considered to be the most serious threat for healthy aging of the forthcoming large group of elderly Europeans and a major driver of costs in health care and social systems and worrying estimates of future dementia prevalence have been presented. Alzheimer disease is ...
FASTING TOTAL HOMOCYSTEINE (tHcy) CONCENTRATION AND MORTALITY IN OLDER MEXICAN AMERICANS
Dec 01, 2008; ... Abstract: Objectives: This study examines the association between tHcy on cardiovascular and non-cardiovascular mortality. Design: Longitudinal study of 1,633 Mexican Americans age >60 years recruited in 1998. Setting: Sacramento, California. Measurements: Cox proportional models were used to ...
AGE, RACE AND SEASON PREDICT VITAMIN D STATUS IN AFRICAN AMERICAN AND WHITE OCTOGENARIANS AND CENTENARIANS
Dec 01, 2008; ... Abstract: Objective: Poor vitamin D status has been associated with osteoporosis, falls, cardiovascular diseases, cancer, autoimmune diseases, pain, nursing home placement, and other age-related conditions, but little is known about the prevalence and predictors of vitamin D status in those aged ...
POPULATION-SPECIFIC ANTHROPOMETRIC CUTOFF STANDARDS IMPROVE THE FUNCTIONALITY OF THE MINI NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT WITHOUT BMI IN INSTITUTIONALIZED ELDERLY IN TAIWAN
Dec 01, 2008; ... Abstract: Objective: To assess the nutritional status of institutionalized Taiwanese elderly with the Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA) without BMI and to determine whether the application of population-specific MAC and CC cutoff standards would improve the functionality of the tool. Design: ...
RAPID COGNITIVE DECLINE IN ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE. CONSENSUS PAPER
Dec 01, 2008; ... Abstract: The rate of cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease (AD) varies considerably between individuals, with some subjects showing substantial deterioration and others showing little or no change over the course of the disease. These wide variations support the relatively new concept of ...