On Your Own: Older Adults’ Food Choice and Dietary Habits

Whitelock, Emily; Ensaff, Hannah

doi:10.3390/nu10040413

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“…Aging is accompanied by many changes that make it more difficult to maintain nutrition. Factors such as bereavement or social isolation can influence dietary practices [6]. Moreover, older adults with chronic diseases such as respiratory disease, stroke, and dementia have a higher risk of malnutrition [7].…”

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Denture Wearing and Malnutrition Risk Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults

Yuki

Hirayama

et al. 2020

Nutrients

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Most studies have associated denture wearing with a higher risk of malnutrition and lower nutritional intake in the elderly. As the effect of wearing dentures remains debatable, the aim of this study was to determine if older adults wearing dentures have a higher risk of malnutrition. We recruited 294 Japanese community-dwelling adults aged ≥65 years from two elderly welfare centers in Sapporo. The Mini Nutritional Assessment-Short Form (MNA-SF) was used to assess their nutritional status. Their demographic characteristics, eating habits, and health status were assessed using a questionnaire. Moreover, salt-impregnated taste paper and bioelectrical impedance analysis were used to obtain salt taste sensitivity and body composition (body mass index and protein mass). The mean age of older adults was 75.8 ± 5.8 years and 71.1% were women. We found that 74.1% of the older adults wore dentures. The proportion of the whole population with a risk of malnutrition was 23.5%. Multivariate analysis revealed that partial denture wearing could be protective against the risk of malnutrition. In this study, we found more partial denture wearers with normal nutritional conditions and cooking by themselves than non-denture-wearing older adults. Furthermore, complete denture wearers were eating significantly less meats or fish every day. This study suggests that using partial dentures to replace the lost teeth to meet the dietary needs of the elderly is critical to maintaining a healthy nutritional status. Moreover, it also indicates the importance of providing education to older adults who wear complete dentures.

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Denture Wearing and Malnutrition Risk Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults

Yuki

Hirayama

et al. 2020

Nutrients

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“…One major risk factor for the development of sarcopenia is protein-energy malnutrition [ 6 ]. A number of factors can lead to reduced protein intake in older age, as summarised in Figure 1 [ 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 ]. Patients with sarcopenia are often frail (vulnerable to minor stressors) and the two concepts (frailty and sarcopenia) share an increased risk of adverse outcomes [ 19 ].…”

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Dietary Protein and Muscle in Aging People: The Potential Role of the Gut Microbiome

2018

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Muscle mass, strength, and physical function are known to decline with age. This is associated with the development of geriatric syndromes including sarcopenia and frailty. Dietary protein is essential for skeletal muscle function. Resistance exercise appears to be the most beneficial form of physical activity for preserving skeletal muscle and a synergistic effect has been noted when this is combined with dietary protein. However, older adults have shown evidence of anabolic resistance, where greater amounts of protein are required to stimulate muscle protein synthesis, and response is variable. Thus, the recommended daily amount of protein is greater for older people. The aetiologies and mechanisms responsible for anabolic resistance are not fully understood. The gut microbiota is implicated in many of the postulated mechanisms for anabolic resistance, either directly or indirectly. The gut microbiota change with age, and are influenced by dietary protein. Research also implies a role for the gut microbiome in skeletal muscle function. This leads to the hypothesis that the gut microbiome might modulate individual response to protein in the diet. We summarise the existing evidence for the role of the gut microbiota in anabolic resistance and skeletal muscle in aging people, and introduce the metabolome as a tool to probe this relationship in the future.

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“…One of the key factors for this was the facilitation of opportunities for commensality. The role of commensality in maintaining nutritional status and influencing food habits is supported by the literature [36][37][38][39][40]. For example, there is evidence that food intake cues are influenced, and can result in more food being eaten, when eating with others [39], whereas lack of commensality can contribute to loss of appetite [36,40] and provides an avenue for social support [38].…”

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Food Habits of Older Australians Living Alone in the Australian Capital Territory

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The link between adequate nutrition and quality of life for older persons is well established. With the proportion of older adults increasing, policy regarding support and care for the ageing has shifted emphasis to keeping older adults in their homes for as long as possible. Risk of malnutrition is an issue of importance for this population and, while this risk is well researched within the hospital setting, it is still relatively under-researched within the community-dwelling elderly, particularly with respect to the lived experience. This qualitative study (underpinned by interpretative phenomenology philosophy) explores how the lived experiences of community-dwelling older people living in one-person households in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) influences dietary patterns, food choices and perceptions about food availability. Using purposeful and snowballing sampling, older people (65 years and over) living alone in the community participated in focus group discussions triangulated with their family/carers. Data were thematically analysed using a previously established approach. Participants (n = 22) were interviewed in three focus groups. Three themes were identified: active and meaningful community connectedness; eating well and behaviours to promote dietary resilience. Of these, community connectedness was pivotal in driving food patterns and choices and was a central component influencing behaviours to eating well and maintaining dietary resilience.

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On Your Own: Older Adults’ Food Choice and Dietary Habits

Cited by 156 publications

References 50 publications

Denture Wearing and Malnutrition Risk Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults

Denture Wearing and Malnutrition Risk Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults

Dietary Protein and Muscle in Aging People: The Potential Role of the Gut Microbiome

Food Habits of Older Australians Living Alone in the Australian Capital Territory

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