ABSTRACT
The “aging athlete” is a broad term comprising a quite heterogeneous population of individuals. In its own right, the term “aging” is almost superªuous because all
15.1 Introduction .................................................................................................. 301 15.1.1 Aging-Related Changes in Performance ..........................................302 15.1.2 Age-Related Changes in Nutrient Absorption ..................................302
15.2 Physiologic and Pharmacologic Causes of Age-Related Nutrient De™ciency .....................................................................................................303 15.2.1 Dysphagia .........................................................................................303 15.2.2 Changes in Secretion of Gastric Acid ...............................................303 15.2.3 Pharmaceutical-Nutrient and Nutraceutical-Nutrient
