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Eating/Nutrition/Diets
Things You Should Know
Things To Look For
Disorders That Alter Taste & Smell
Medications & Treatments That Alter Taste & Smell
Medicines That Cause Nutrition Deficiencies
Dehydration
Chewing & Swallowing Problems
How to Assist Feeding
Special Diets
Tube Feeding
Questions to Ask
Steps to Take
Coping Strategies
Teeth & Gums
Helpful Products
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How to Care: Eating, Nutrition, Diets
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Internet Resources

Dysphasia: Swallowing Problems

Nutrition Screening Tool

Alzheimer Society of Canada

The Arthritis Storefront.
An online resource for the various tools and assistive device that can help people tackle the common challenges of their daily activities.

Canadian Cancer Society

Canadian Diabetes Association

Cerebal Palsy Canada

Heart and Stroke Foundation

Huntington Society of Canada

Kidney Foundation of Canada

Migraine Association of Canada

Osteoporosis Society of Canada

Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada

Muscular Dystrophy Association of Canada

Parkinson Foundation of Canada

Other Resources

Publications/articles

"Rethinking the role of Tube Feeding in Patients with Advanced Dementia"
The New England Journal of Medicine, January 20, 2000, Vol. 342, No. 2.

Feeding Tube
An article by Jean Miller, whose daughter has Huntington's Disease.

Nutrition for People with Huntington's Disease
An informative Web site maintained by Renette Davis, a librarian with an interest in Huntington's Disease.

The Non-Chew Cookbook
For people suffering from chewing, swallowing and dry mouth disorders

Dietitians of Canada
Cooking for One or Two? Eat Well, Live Well for a Lifetime: Healthy Eating and Active Living leads to Successful Aging. Find a Dietitian.

Eat well, Stay well with Parkinson's Disease
Kathrynne Holden, Registered Dietitian, Parkinson's and Nutrition. (Can be ordered online.)

Elder Care for the Millennium
Dr. Lisa Mienville and Dr. Bonnie L. Robeson. (Can be ordered online.)

The Nutrition Screening Initiative
PO Box 753, Waldorf, MD 20604-0753.
Publishes titles, such as, The Role of Nutrition in Chronic Disease Care and Keeping America's Seniors Healthy at Home.

"Taste and Smell Losses in Normal Aging and Disease"
Susan S. Schiffman, Ph.D. JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association, October 22/29, 1997, Vol. 278, No. 16.

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