NUTRITION AND
HEALTHY AGING IN
THE COMMUNITY
WORKSHOP SUMMARY
Sheila Moats and Julia Hoglund, Rapporteurs
Food and Nutrition Board
INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE
OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES
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This study was supported by Contract No. N01-OD-4-2139, Task Order No. 235, between the National Academy of Sciences and the National Institutes of Health (Division of Nutrition Research Coordination and Office of Dietary Supplements) and by Contract No. HHSP233201100557P from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (Administration on Aging), and grants from Abbott Laboratories, the Meals On Wheels Association of America, and the Meals On Wheels Research Foundation. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the organizations or agencies that provided support for this project.
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PLANNING COMMITTEE ON NUTRITION AND HEALTHY AGING IN THE COMMUNITY: A WORKSHOP*
GORDON L. JENSEN (Chair), Professor and Head, Department of Nutritional Sciences, Pennsylvania State University, University Park
CONNIE W. BALES, Professor of Medicine, Division of Geriatrics, Duke University, NC and the Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Durham VA Medical Center, NC
ELIZABETH B. LANDON, Vice President, Community Services, CareLink, North Little Rock, AR
JULIE L. LOCHER, Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Gerontology, Geriatrics, and Palliative Care, University of Alabama, Birmingham
DOUGLAS PADDON-JONES, Associate Professor, Department of Nutrition and Metabolism, School of Health Professionals, Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston
NADINE R. SAHYOUN, Associate Professor, Department of Nutrition and Food Science, University of Maryland, College Park
NANCY S. WELLMAN, Adjunct Professor, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University, Boston, MA
IOM Staff
SHEILA MOATS, Study Director
JULIA HOGLUND, Research Associate
ALLISON BERGER, Senior Program Assistant
ANTON L. BANDY, Financial Associate
GERALDINE KENNEDO, Administrative Assistant
LINDA D. MEYERS, Director, Food and Nutrition Board
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*Institute of Medicine planning committees are solely responsible for organizing the workshop, identifying topics, and choosing speakers. The responsibility for the published workshop summary rests with the workshop rapporteur and the institution.
Reviewers
This report has been reviewed in draft form by individuals chosen for their diverse perspectives and technical expertise, in accordance with procedures approved by the National Research Council’s Report Review Committee. The purpose of this independent review is to provide candid and critical comments that will assist the institution in making its published report as sound as possible and to ensure that the report meets institutional standards for objectivity, evidence, and responsiveness to the study charge. The review comments and draft manuscript remain confidential to protect the integrity of the process. We wish to thank the following individuals for their review of this report:
Rose Ann DiMaria-Ghalili, Doctoral Nursing Department and Nutrition Sciences Department, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
Denise K. Houston, Department of Internal Medicine, Section on Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC
Gordon Jensen, Department of Nutritional Sciences, Pennsylvania State University, University Park
Nadine R. Sahyoun, Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences, University of Maryland, College Park
Dennis T. Villareal, New Mexico VA Health Care System, Albuquerque
Although the reviewers listed above have provided many constructive comments and suggestions, they did not see the final draft of the report
before its release. The review of this report was overseen by Hugh H. Tilson, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Appointed by the Institute of Medicine, he was responsible for making certain that an independent examination of this report was carried out in accordance with institutional procedures and that all review comments were carefully considered. Responsibility for the final content of this report rests entirely with the authors and the institution.