The Relationship Between Nutrition, Aging, and Health: a Personal and Social Challenge
S. HRC. 99-809 THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN NUTRITION, AGING, AND HEALTH: A PERSONAL AND SOCIAL CHALLENGE HEARING BEFORE THE SPECIAL COMMTTEE ON AGING UNITED STATES SENATE NINETY-NINTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION ALBUQUERQUE, NM DECEMBER 14, 1985 Serial No. 99-13 Printed for the use of the Special Committee on Aging U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 62-178 0 WASHINGTON 1986 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, Congressional Sales Office U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington. DC 20402 SPECIAL COMMIfTEE ON AGING JOHN HEINZ, Pennsylvania, Chairmnan WILLIAM S. COHEN, Maine JOHN GLENN, Ohio LARRY PRESSLER, South Dakota LAWTON CHILES, Florida CHARLES E. GRASSLEY, Iowa JOHN MELCHER, Montana PETE WILSON, California DAVID PRYOR, Arkansas JOHN W. WARNER, Virginia BILL BRADLEY, New Jersey DANIEL J. EVANS, Washington QUENTIN N. BURDICK, North Dakota JEREMIAH DENTON, Alabama CHRISTOPHER J. DODD, Connecticut DON NICKLES, Oklahoma J. BENNETT JOHNSTON, Louisiana PAULA HAWKINS, Florida JEFF BINGAMAN, New Mexico STEPHEN R. MCCoNNELL, Staff Director DI&NE LIFsEY, Minority Staff Diretor ROBIN L. KROPF, Chief Clerk (II) CONTENTS Page Opening statement by Senator Jeff Bingaman, presiding ....................................... 1 CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF WITNESSES Blumberg, Jeffrey, Ph.D., acting associate director, Human Nutrition Re- search Center on Aging, Tufts University, Boston, MA . ,,.. ,, 4 Reynolds, Gertrude, Albuquerque, NM, a participant of senior programs through the Office of Aging .15 Lopez, Reynalda, Albuquerque, NM, a participant of programs for seniors through the Office of Senior Affairs in Albuquerque. .18 Keevama, Preston, San Juan Pueblo, NM, chairman, New Mexico Indian Council on Aging .,. ., 19 Candelaria, Susie, Bernalillo, NM, a participant in the Nutrition Program , 21 Lopez, Simon, Las Vegas, NM, member, advisory council, Mora-San Miguel Senior Citizens.
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