Session Information
Clinical Nutrition Week 10
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NUTRITION AND THE OLDER ADULT: CURRENT LIMITATIONS AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS
Track : Feburary 12, 2010
Program Code: F10
SPEAKER (S):
Rose Ann DiMaria-Ghalili, PhD, RN, CNSN, Drexel University College of Nursing and Health Professions
Dennis Sullivan, MD
Christine Ritchie, MD, MSPH
Description
"This session will cover highlights from the 4th annual Bedside to
Bench conference on Inflammation and Nutrient Metabolism. This
conference, sponsored by the National Institute of Aging, the American
Geriatrics Society and the John A. Hartford Foundation, focused
attention on the interrelationship between nutrient metabolism and
inflammation in older adults. Included was evidence from disease
models, normal aging and inflammation and inflammation and
micro/macro-nutrients. You’ll also hear recommendations for future
research on nutrition and inflammation in older adults."