Objective This study aimed to examine the relationships between eating together and
subjective health, frailty, food behaviors, food accessibility, food production, meal …

We examined whether eating alone is associated with dietary behaviors and body weight
status, and assessed the modifying effects of cohabitation status in older Japanese people …

Eating alone is an emerging social concern these days along with the background of serious
aging population growth and increasing number of single-dwellers in Japan. However, little …

This cross-sectional study investigated the association between eating alone at each meal
and health status, including functional capacity among community-dwelling Japanese …

Objective The influence of living alone on multiple food and nutrition behaviors across a
range of ages and genders has not been sufficiently investigated. Moreover, to our …

Research on healthy aging commonly concerns problems related to loneliness and food
intake. These are not independent aspects of health since eating, beyond its biological …

Solitary eating is increasingly viewed as a factor in nutritional risk for the aged. Similarly,
those elderly who live alone are thought to be at risk. Using data drawn from 424 elderly …

Background: Eating alone is an emerging dietary pattern in the contemporary society owing
to an increasing number of single households in Korea. However, little is known about the …

Objectives Social activities such as 'eating-with-others' can positively affect the ageing
process. We investigated the gender-specific association between eating arrangements and …

Objectives Depression in later life poses a grave challenge for the aging countries. The
reported key risk factors include social disengagement, but the lack of social companionship …