Exercise, nutrition, and the older woman : wellness for women over fifty / edited by Maria A. Fiatarone Singh.

Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, [2000], ©2000.

601 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

nd medications / Maria A. Fiatarone Singh -- General nutrition / Christina D. Economos -- Energy / Susan B. Roberts -- Protein / Carmen Castaneda Sceppa -- Fat and cholesterol / Alice H. Lichtenstein -- Calcium and Vitamin D / Elizabeth Krall -- Antioxidants and immune response / Simin Nikbin Meydani, Timothy S. McElreavy, and Mohsen Meydani -- Arthritis / K. Lea Sewell -- Cancer / Karen Duvall -- Diabetes / Maria A. Fiatarone Singh -- Falls and balance / Justis Lehmann and Barbara DeLateur -- Cardiovascular disease and hypertension / Maria A. Fiatarone Singh and Jeanne Y. Wei -- Menopause and sexuality / Fran E. Kaiser -- Minority women's health / Cynthia T. Henderson and Maria A. Fiatarone Singh -- Obesity / Sharon Bortz and Maria A. Fiatarone Singh -- Osteoporosis / Jennifer E. Layne and Miriam E. Nelson -- Depression / Nalin A. Singh -- Sleep / Peter A. Cistulli and Nalin A. Singh -- Thirst and dehydration / Paddy A. Phillips and Barbara J. Rolls -- Preventative health strategies-- evaluating current information on exercise and nutrition / Christina D. Economos -- Nutritional assessment / Maria A. Fiatarone Singh and Helen Rasmussen -- Practical implementations of nutritional recommendations / Sharon Bortz and Maria A. Fiatarone Singh -- Practical implementation of exercise prescriptions / Maria A. Fiatarone Singh -- Promoting adoption and maintenance of physical activity and dietary behavior change / Bess H. Marcus ... [et al.] -- Environmental design and safety / Patricia A. Moore and Maria A.

Suggested readings: p. 577.

Includes bibliographical references and index.