ABSTRACT

Many current public health actions and policies aimed at older people revolve around the often prevailing view that failing health is a consequence of ageing. It is now clear that it is possible to postpone or even prevent much of the age-related decline in health that was once thought inevitable. Future policies must recognise this changing paradi

chapter 1|4 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|12 pages

Nutritional concerns in old age

chapter 7|18 pages

Health inequalities in old age in Britain