Robert M. Russell, M.D., and Joel B. Mason, M.D.

In the last three years, Dr. Russell has received grant/research support from BASF and Roche Vitamins. Dr. Russell has also served as a consultant for Whitehall Robbins-Quaker; Dr. Mason has received grant/research support from Mead-Johnson Nutritional and also served as a consultant for Mead-Johnson Nutritional.

Release Date: 07/09/2002
Termination Date: 07/09/2005

Estimated time to complete: 1 hour(s).

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Upon completion of this Cyberounds^®, the participant should be able to:

• Discuss the impact of the graying of society and describe how the physiology of aging alters nutritional needs
• Discuss how lean mass typically diminishes with aging and how such loss impairs functional capabilities
• List the appropriate measures to attentuate or reverse the loss of lean mass
• Discuss the appropriate levels of vitamins for the elderly.

 

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