Successful Aging

INTRODUCTION
Although eating is an activity everyone should know a great deal about, many persons fail to eat a nutritionally balanced diet and do not take advantage of the many natural food sources that not only can provide necessary nutrients, but can also help maintain health and promote a more successful aging process. Many persons eat to excess or fail to consume basic requirements necessary for health. Malnutrition is not something observed only in third-world countries. In addition to a necessary amount of proteins, carbohydrates, and fats, we must ensure an adequate intake of ...

INTRODUCTION
Although eating is an activity everyone should know a great deal about, many persons fail to eat a nutritionally balanced diet and do not take advantage of the many natural food sources that not only can provide necessary nutrients, but can also help maintain health and promote a more successful aging process. Many persons eat to excess or fail to consume basic requirements necessary for health. Malnutrition is not something observed only in third-world countries. In addition to a necessary amount of proteins, carbohydrates, and fat...

In this third and final part of our discussion on health promotion/disease prevention in older adults, we focus on these issues as related to the care of those elderly persons who have transitioned into living in long-term care settings. This article rounds out Part I (Clinical Geriatrics 2004;12[11]: 17-25), which dealt with maintaining successful aging in the community-dwelling older person through screening initiatives, and Part II (Clinical Geriatrics 2004;12[12]:18-26), which examined guidelines for counseling as well as use of chemoprophylactic agents and immunizations in such a patie...

CASE PRESENTATION
Mr. R started jogging in his early 30s, and typically ran 31/2 miles per day three times a week at an 11 min/mile pace. In his early 40s, he increased his distance to 5 miles per day three times weekly. Over the next decade, his exercise regimen varied but he continued to be a recreational jogger running 12-15 miles per week at a reduced pace. At age 56, he volunteered for a high-intensity exercise research study in our laboratory for the purpose of improving his running pace and health. After the 9-month training period, his maximal aerobic capacity (VO2max) increas...