Diet and Nutrition in Dementia and Cognitive Decline, Hardcover by Martin, Co...

Diet and Nutrition in Dementia and Cognitive Decline, Hardcover by Martin, Colin R. (EDT); Preedy, Victor R. (EDT), ISBN 0124078249, ISBN-13 9780124078246, Brand New, Free shipping in the USThrough 112 chapters, an international group of clinicians discusses diet and nutrition in dementia and cognitive decline, focusing on clinical applications, but including preclinical studies. They first address specific conditions and basic mechanisms in dementia and cognitive decline, including Alzheimer's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, corticobasal degeneration, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, frontotemporal lobar degeneration, Gaucher disease, Huntington's disease, dementia with Lewy bodies, normal pressure hydrocephalus, Parkinson's disease, Pick's disease, posterior cortical atrophy, progressive supranuclear palsy, cognitive vascular impairment, Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome, risk factors, malnutrition, the role of diet in chronic inflammation and innate immunity in Alzheimer's, pathophysiological mechanisms and nutrition, and body composition. Subsequent sections consider general aspects, nutritional factors, and specific conditions, including various diets, dehydration, oral health, fruit and vegetable consumption, medical foods, eating behavior, obesity, diabetes, insulin resistance, psycho-functional status, ketosis, leptin, antioxidant status, and HIV dementia; the role of micronutrients, lipids, amino acids, proteins, alcohol, nutraceuticals, and dietary components; and practical issues and nutritional health, including swallowing, mealtime challenges, neuropsychological assessment, ethics and decision making, and palliative care. Annotation ©2015 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR ()