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- Publisher
- SAGE
- Copyright
- Copyright © by SAGE Publications
- ISSN
- 0733-4648
- eISSN
- 1552-4523
- DOI
- 10.1177/073346489601500408
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Abstract
of is to be interest to readers. It the weakest in the likely is, however, many chapter volume. Eleven causes of loss are reviewed. The discussions of psycho-social weight two and anorexia are research based. The remainder only (depression nervosa) rely on anecdote and assertions. The extensive primarily unsupported psycho-social literature of is For in ignored. discussing bereavement, Morley gerontology example, &dquo;bereavement and describe as recent innovations that food to Morley squads&dquo; bring the widowed and loss. Not is the historical and prevent weight only widespread cross-cultural distribution of such social institutions the authors fail to link ignored, this to the well researched and of social theoretically significant concept support. &dquo;cholesterol is without citations as a in the Similarly, phobia&dquo; presented phenomenon from nutrition education and to malnutrition. Both behav- elderly resulting leading ioral and social will be offended the cavalier in which their gerontologists by way research to the area of nutrition is applicable disregarded. Because nutrition is it is a field in which misinformed conven- multidisciplinary, tional wisdom is often credence over scientific research those with given rigorous by insufficient or in the total field. This surfaces in training experience problem many nutritional this volume is no
Journal
Journal of Applied Gerontology – SAGE
Published: Dec 1, 1996