From the National Policy and Resource Center on Nutrition and Aging:

February 25, 2004: Biweekly Highlights
This notice provides announcements and links to new nutrition and aging information.

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Of Special Interest

• IOM: Dietary Reference Intakes For Water, Potassium, Sodium, Chloride, and Sulfate has updated nutrient recommendations on water, salt and potassium to maintain health and reduce chronic disease risk.

 
• CDC NCHS: Health Care in America: Trends in Utilization provides an overview and information to help understand utilization patterns in light of factors that affect delivery of these services.

 
• The Food Stamp Nutrition Connection, by the National Agricultural Library's Food and Nutrition Information Center and the University of Maryland in collaboration with USDA's Food and Nutrition Service, is a resource system for Food Stamp Program nutrition education providers.

 
• AARP: "The State of 50+ America", a new index of 20 quality of life indicators.

 
• Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: Special Report "Can Doctors Improve Patient Health by Preaching Prevention?" explores how health care professionals can best communicate preventive behavior.

 
• Center on an Aging Society: Issue Brief on chronic and disabling conditions focuses on Disease Management Programs: Improving health while reducing costs?

 
• AHA: Women's Heart Health Guidelines helps women put together a personalized prevention program.

 
• Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation releases Issues Brief entitled "Legal and Historical Roots of Health Care for American Indian and Alaska Natives in the United States."

 
• US Commission on Civil Rights: report for the President and Congress, "A Quiet Crisis: Federal Funding and Unmet Needs in Indian Country."

 
• Merck Institute of Aging & Health (MIAH): The second annual State of Aging and Health in Latin America and the Caribbean is available in English and Spanish.

 
• Federal Interagency Forum on Aging-Related Statistics will issue "Older Americans 2004: Key Indicators of Well-Being" in November 2004 to provide updated data on several important areas in the lives of older people. Signup now to receive a copy of the Older Americans 2004 chartbook!

Resources and Web links

• Trans Fat Now Listed With Saturated Fat and Cholesterol on the Nutrition Facts Label. For consumers, this website provides information on the final FDA trans fat labeling rule and guidance on how to understand and use the Nutrition Facts Panel on Food Labels.

 
• Health Education Website on Perimenopause. For professionals and consumers, this website provides current information about perimenopause; covering 30 symptoms, the latest news and clinical trials.

Research and Reports

Araki A, Murotani Y, Kamimiya F, Ito H. Low well-being is an independent predictor for stroke in elderly patients with diabetes mellitus. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2004;52:205-210.

Blanc S, Schoeller DA, Bauer D, Danielson ME, Tylavsky F, Simonsick EM, Harris TB, Kritchevsky SB, Everhart JE. Energy requirements in the eighth decade of life. Am J Clin Nutr. 2004;79:303-310.

Bookwala J, Zdaniuk B, Burton L, Lind B, Jackson S, Schulz R. Concurrent and long-term predictors of older adults’ use of community-based long-term care services: the caregiver health effects study. J Aging Health. 2004;16:88-115.

Bosley BN, Weiner DK, Rudy TE, Granieri E. Is chronic nonmalignant pain associated with decreased appetite in older adults? Preliminary evidence. J Am Geriatric Soc. 2004;52:247-251.

Cesari M, Pahor M, Bartali B, Cherubini A, Penninx B, Williams GR, Atkinson H, Martin A, Guralnik JM, Ferrucci L. Antioxidants and physical performance in elderly persons: the Invecchiare in Chianti (InCHIANTI) study. Am J Clin Nutr. 2004;79:289-294.

Clark DO, Nothwehr F. Exercise self-efficacy and its correlates among socioeconomically disadvantaged older adults. Health Educ Behav. 1999;26:535-546.

Duerr L. Assessing nutrition education wants and needs of older adults through focus groups. J Nutr Elder. 2003;23:77-91.

Dukas L, Bischoff HA, Lindpaintner LS, Schacht E, Birkner-binder D, Damm TN, Thalmann B, Stähelin HB. Alfacalcidol reduces the number of fallers in a community-dwelling elderly population with a minimum calcium intake of more than 500 mg daily. J Am Geriatric Soc. 2004;52:230-236.

Fox CS, Larson MG, Leip EP, Culleton B, Wilson PWF, Levy D. Predictors of new-onset kidney disease in a community-based population. JAMA. 2004;291:844-850.

Freedman VA, Aykan H, Wolf DA, Marcotte JE. Disability and home care dynamics among older unmarried Americans. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci. 2004;59:S25-S33.

Gil Gregorio P, Ramirez Diaz SP, Ribera Casado JM. Dementia and Nutrition. Intervention study in institutionalized patients with Alzheimer disease. J Nutr Health Aging. 2003;7:304-308.

Goulding MR. Inappropriate medication prescribing for elderly ambulatory care patients. Arch Intern Med. 2004;164:305-312.

Hays NP, Starling RD, Liu X, Sullivan DH, Trappe TA, Fluckey JD, Evans WJ. Effects of an ad libitum low-fat, high-carbohydrate diet on body weight, body composition, and fat distribution in older men and women: a randomized controlled trial. Arch Intern Med. 2004;164:210-217.

Higgins MM, Barkley MC. Concepts, theories and design components for nutrition education programs aimed at older adults. J Nutr Elder. 2003;23:57-75.

Keller HH, Østbye T. Nutritional risk and time to death; predictive validity of SCREEN (Seniors in the Community Risk Evaluation for Eating and Nutrition). J Nutr Health. 2003;7:274-279.

Kelley-Moore JA, Ferraro  KF. The Black/White disability gap: persistent inequality in later life? J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci. 2004;59:S34-S43.

Kinney JM, Allison SP. Food, fluids and pharmacy in the elderly. Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care. 2004;7:1-2.

Krondl M, Lau D, Coleman P, Stocker G. Tailoring of nutritional support for older adults in the community. J Nutr Elder. 2003;23:17-32.

Lai S, Kaykha A, Yamazaki T, Goldstein M, Spin JM, Myers J, Froelicher VF. Treadmill scores in elderly men. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2004;43:606-615.

Lee JS, Weyant RJ, Corby P, Kritchevsky SB, Harris TB, Rooks R, Rubin SM, Newman AB. Edentulism and nutritional status in a biracial sample of well-functioning, community-dwelling elderly: the Health, Aging, and Body Composition Study. Am J Clin Nutr. 2004;79:295-302.

McCabe BJ. Prevention of food-drug interactions with special emphasis on older adults. Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care. 2004;7:21-26.

Miller RR, Zhang Y, Silliman RA, Hayes MK, leveille SG, Murabito JM, Kiel D, O'connor GT, Felson DT. Effect of medical conditions on improvement in self-reported and observed functional performance of elders. J Am Geriatric Soc. 2004;52:217-223.

Mitchell SL, Kiely DK, Hamel MB. Dying with advanced dementia in the nursing home. Arch Intern Med. 2004;164:321-326.

Oliveri B, Plantalech L, Bagur A, Wittich AC, Rovai G, Pusiol E, Giovanelli JL, Ponce G, Nieva A, Chaperón A, Ladizesky M. High prevalence of vitamin D insufficiency in healthy elderly people living at home in Argentina. Eur J Clin Nutr. 2004;58:337-342.

O'Rourke N, Cappeliez P, Guindon S. Depressive symptoms and physical health of caregivers of persons with cognitive impairment: analysis of reciprocal effects over time. J Aging Health. 2003;15:688-712.

Parker BA, Sturm K, MacIntosh CG, Feinle C, Horowitz M, Chapman IM. Relation between food intake and visual analogue scale ratings of appetite and other sensations in healthy older and young subjects. Eur J Clin Nutr. 2004;58:212-218.

Pereira MA, O'Reilly E, Augustsson K, Fraser GE, Goldbourt U, Heitmann BL, Hallmans G, Knekt P, Liu S, Pietinen P, Spiegelman D, Stevens J, Virtamo J, Willett WC, Ascherio A. Dietary fiber and risk of coronary heart disease: a pooled analysis of cohort studies. Arch Intern Med. 2004;164:370-376.

Piette JD, Heisler M, Wagner TH. Problems paying out-of-pocket medication costs among older adults with diabetes. Diabetes Care. 2004;27:384-391.

Schmid A, Weiss M, Heseker H. Recording the nutrient intake of nursing home residents by food weighing method and measuring the physical activity. Nutr Health Aging. 2003; 7:294-295.

Seddon JM, Gensler G, Milton RC, Klein ML, Rifai N. Association between c-reactive protein and age-related macular degeneration. JAMA. 2004;291:704-710.

Sivarajan Froelicher ES, Miller NH, Christopherson DJ, Martin K, Parker KM, Amonetti M, Lin Z, Sohn M, Benowitz N, Taylor CB, Bacchetti P. High rates of sustained smoking cessation in women hospitalized with cardiovascular disease: the Women’s Initiative for Nonsmoking (WINS). Circulation. 2004;109:587-593.

Wassertheil-Smoller S, Shumaker S, Ockene J, Talavera GA, Greenland P, Cochrane B, Robbins J, Aragaki A, Dunbar-Jacob J. Depression and cardiovascular sequelae in postmenopausal women: the Women's Health Initiative (WHI). Arch Intern Med. 2004;164:289-298.
 

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