Table of Contents

1 Front Matter; 2 Executive Summary; 3 1 Introduction; 4 2 Overview: Nutritional Health in the Older Person; 5 3 Methods; 6 4 Undernutrition; 7 5 Cardiovascular Disease; 8 6 Diabetes Mellitus; 9 7 Renal Disease; 10 8 Osteoporosis; 11 9 Nutrition Services in the Acute Care Setting; 12 10 Nutrition Support; 13 11 Nutrition Services in Ambulatory Care Settings; 14 12 Nutrition Services in Post-Acute, Long-Term Care and in Community-Based Programs; 15 13 Providers of Nutrition Services; 16 14 Economic Policy Analysis; 17 15 Overall Findings and Recommendations; 18 Appendix A: Acronyms; 19 Appendix B: Glossary; 20 Appendix C: Workshop Speakers, Organizations Contacted, and Consultants to the Committee; 21 Appendix D: State Licensure Laws for the Practice of Dietetics (as of June 1999); 22 Appendix E: The American Dietetic Association Foundation Knowledge and Skills and Competency Requirements for Entry-Level Dietitans; 23 Appendix F: Advanced-Level Credentials in Nutrition; 24 Appendix G: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Rating of Professionals to Deliver Dietary Counseling; 25 Appendix H: Summary of Cost Estimation Methodology for Outpatient Nutrition Therapy; 26 Appendix I: Committee Biographical Sketches

About the Author

Committee on Nutrition Services for Medicare Beneficiaries, Food and Nutrition Board