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17 Cardiac Rehabilitation: The Nutrition Counseling Component William E. Kraus and Julie D. Pruitt Key Points  Cardiac rehabilitation following a cardiac event is a comprehensive, multidisciplin- ary program that includes lifestyle counseling in nutrition, physical activity, stress management, and smoking cessation.  Special concerns that can affect implementation of cardiac rehabilitation in older patients include complicated co-morbidities; functional limitations, alterations in taste, smell, and appetite; difficulties with medication use/effectiveness; and limited financial, social, and/o