NUTRITION IN AGING

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Declared in Clinical Nutrition MS or the Capstone Certificate in Clinical Nutrition Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2023 Learning Outcomes: 1. Articulate how the physiologic changes of aging impact nutrition, distinguishing between natural physiologic changes of aging and those occurring from disease. Audience: Graduate 2. List characteristics representative of the aging population. Audience: Graduate 3. Describe how dietary recommendations for older adults differ from younger adults. Audience: Graduate 4. Identify physiologic changes of aging that impact exercise capacity and describe the benefits of exercise for older adults. Audience: Graduate 5. Examine, investigate, and summarize the essential components of a nutritional assessment for an older adult, including anthropometric, biochemical, clinical, and dietary factors. Audience: Graduate 6. Describe the nutritional impact of diseases and conditions common in older adults. Audience: Graduate 7. Explain the significance of nutrition in prevention and management of diseases frequently impacting older adults. Audience: Graduate 8. Implement appropriate dietary and lifestyle interventions for the prevention of disease and conditions common among older adults. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Articulate how the physiologic changes of aging impact nutrition, distinguishing between natural physiologic changes of aging and those occurring from disease. Audience: Graduate 2. List characteristics representative of the aging population. Audience: Graduate 3. Describe how dietary recommendations for older adults differ from younger adults. Audience: Graduate 4. Identify physiologic changes of aging that impact exercise capacity and describe the benefits of exercise for older adults. Audience: Graduate 5. Examine, investigate, and summarize the essential components of a nutritional assessment for an older adult, including anthropometric, biochemical, clinical, and dietary factors. Audience: Graduate 6. Describe the nutritional impact of diseases and conditions common in older adults. Audience: Graduate 7. Explain the significance of nutrition in prevention and management of diseases frequently impacting older adults. Audience: Graduate 8. Implement appropriate dietary and lifestyle interventions for the prevention of disease and conditions common among older adults. Audience: Graduate