Foods and Dietary Supplements in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease in Older Adults

Ronald Ross Watson, PhD, is Professor of Health Promotion Sciences at the University of Arizona, Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health. Dr. Watson began his research in public health at the Harvard School of Public Health as a Fellow in 1971 doing field work on vaccines in Saudi Arabia. He has done clinical studies in Colombia, Iran, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the United States which provides a broad international view of public health. He has served in the military reserve hospital for 17 years with extensive training in medical responses to disasters as the chief biochemistry officer of a general hospital, retiring as a Lt. Colonel. He is a distinguished member of several national and international nutrition, immunology, and cancer societies. Dr. Watson’s career has involved studying many lifestyle aspects for their uses in health promotion. He has edited over 100 biomedical reference books and 450 papers and chapters. His teaching and research focuses on alcohol, tobacco, and drugs of abuse in heart function and disease in mouse models.

"...a great reference for clinicians working with older adults. Its concise, up-to-date review of research and benefits of herbs and supplements makes it essential for useful conversations that clinicians can have with patients using these products. Score: 80 - 3 Stars." --Doody's

• Section 1: Non-Nutritional Components in Diet and Supplements, Nutraceuticals and Their Role in Health Promotion in the Mature Adult 1. A Traditional Elder's Anti-Aging Cornucopia of North American Plants 2. Alzheimer's Disease: Current perspectives - Animal models, Drugs under Development and Potential Nutritional Intervention 3. Amla in the prevention of ageing: scientific validation of the ethnomedicinal claims4. Sarcopenia - Potential beneficial effects of creatine supplementation 5. Dietary spices in the prevention of Rheumatoid arthritis: past, present and future6. Medicinal benefits of ginger in various gastrointestinal ailments: usefulness in geriatric conditions7. Foods and Dietary supplements in the prevention and treatment of neurodegenerative diseases in older adultsSection 2: Nutraceuticals in Chronic Disease and Cancer Therapy in Seniors8. Targeting Mitochondrial for Healthy Brain Aging9. The Progression of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Lifestyle Intervention in Older Adults10. Usefulness of Tea (Camellia sinensis L. Kuntze) as a hepatoprotective agent in geriatric conditions11. Fruits in the prevention of cataractogenesis by targeting the aldose reductase: promise from preclinical observations12. Ginger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe) in the treatment of osteoarthritis: clinical observations13. Natural polyphenols targeted tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) signaling pathway for cancer chemoprevention14. Usefulness of the Ayurvedic drug Triphala in medical conditions afflicting the older adults15. Usefulness of Ayurvedic medicinal plants as immunomodulators in geriatrics: preclinical studies 16. The health benefits of Indian traditional Ayurvedic Rasayanas (antiaging) drugs: a review17. Can phytochemicals be effective in preventing ethanol-induced hepatotoxicity in geriatric population? An evidence based revisit18. Chamomile: A herbal agent for the treatment of old age diseasesSection 3: Nutritional Approaches to Therapy in Clinical Medicine in Old Age19. Effects of omega-3 fatty acids on neurodegenerative diseases and stroke 20. Selenium Binding Protein 1: A Moonlight Protein21. Selenium and senescence: center on genome maintenance22. Nutritional strategies against sarcopenia of aging: current evidence and future directions23. Minerals and Older Adults24. Vitamin D and Immunity25. Micronutrients and Ginseng for Immune Support in Older Adults26. The role of micronutrients in preventing infections in the elderlySection 4: Food and Supplements in Chronic Heart Diseases, Obesity and Stroke27. Dietary protein and the risk of stroke28. Care for stroke patients with eating difficulties29. Homocysteine, B-vitamins and cardiovascular risk30. Changes in Postprandial Blood Pressure in the Elderly31. Diet modification after acute events32. The Effects of Vitamin B12 and Folic Acid Deficiencies on Stroke, and Vitamin B12 and Folic Acid Supplements33. Nutritional Data in the Prevention and Therapy of Peripheral Arterial Disease34. Vitamin D deficiency and anemia in heart failure35. Metabolic Syndrome: Diet, Obesity and Chronic Inflammation