Recommended Resource List:
Aging—Nutrition

Materials indicated by call numbers may be found on site using the State Library's Online Catalog. All other sources may be acquired using the State Library's Interlibrary Loan Services. To request materials, state government employees should use the Kentucky Government Employee Materials Request form. To apply for a library card, State Government Employees should complete the online application.

• Books
  • Bortz, Walter M.   Living Longer for Dummies.   New York: Hungry Minds, 2001.   Call number:  613 Bort     ISBN 0764553356
  • Seniors Guide to Good Nutrition.   Emmaus, PA: Rodale Press, 2000.   Call number:  613.20846 Seni                                      
  • Schlenker, Eleanor D.  Nutrition in Aging.  Boston: McGraw-Hill/WCB, 1998.  Call number: 613.20846 Schl
• Periodicals

  State agency employees may request access information for periodicals by emailing Ask a Librarian or by calling the State Library Reference Desk at (502) 564-8300, ext. 342 or toll free at (800) 928-7000, ext. 342. All other users should contact their local public library to request articles via Interlibrary Loan.

  • "Dietary Targets for Your Senior Years." The PDR Family Guide to Nutrition and Health.  David W. Sifton, Editor in Chief. Montvale, NJ: Medical Economics Company, 2001.
  • Gaston, Nancy W.   “Directory of Nutrition and Aging Websites”, Journal of Nutrition Education & Behavior.  Mar/Apr 2002 Supplement 1, vol. 34 Issue 2, p85(6).
  • "Nutrition for Seniors, Options and Opportunities', Harvard Men’s Health Watch.   June 2004 8(11):1-4.
  • 'Nutrition for active seniors”. (Client Handout). IDEA Health & Fitness Source.    March 2003 v21 i3 p76(1).
• Videos
  • Nutrition & Aging a Journey of Discovery.  29 min.  Aquarius Health Care Videos, 2002. Videocassette.  Call number: VC 612.67 Nutr/ VC9937  ISBN 0353768
  • Fitness and Nutrition (program 1). 27 min. Grand Kent Consortium on Successful Aging, 2001. Videocassette. Call number:  VC 613.7 Fitn
• Websites
  • http://www.aoa.dhhs.gov/eldfam/Nutrition/Nutrition.asp
    Administration on Aging (AOA) website has a “Nutrition Fact Sheet” link;   a search mechanism with which to find Nutrition Professionals in your area; as well as other nutrition information.  Last accessed on February 2, 2007.
  • http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/etext/000002.html
    Lifecycle Nutrition--Aging from the Food and Nutrition Information Center (FNIC) of the National Agriculture Library offers information on healthy eating, nutritional challenges related to aging, food safety issues, Meals on Wheels and other assistance programs. Last accessed on February 2, 2007.
  • http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/nutritionforseniors.html
    National Library of Medicine/National Institute of Health offers this website dedicated to Nutrition for Seniors.  Last accessed on February 2, 2007.