Food for the ageing population (Second edition)

We live in a world where, in the developed world in particular, the ageing population is increasing and food professionals will need to address the needs of older generations now and in the future. Food for the Ageing Population is a unique volume which reviews the characteristics of the ageing population as food consumers, the role of nutrition in healthy ageing, and the design of food products and services for the elderly.

The first section of the book covers the understanding of older people as consumers of food and beverages, the second section covers extending functionality into later life, and the final section will highlight developing food products and services for older people. Fully updated and revised from the first edition the book covers advances in various fields as well as introducing a number of new chapters. The new chapters include, amongst others, the economic determinants of diet in older adults; public policy and older people's diets and interventions to support healthy eating in later life.

• Covers the topic of food for an ageing population more broadly than any other book on the market
• A thoroughly revised and updated edition of a very popular and well regarded book
• The addition of chapters on the implementation of food-related interventions among the elderly population will guide professionals working in the care of the elderly to implement recommendations from policy makers