A projected doubling in the global population of people aged≥ 60 y by the year 2050 has
major health and economic implications, especially in developing regions. Burdens of …

Malnutrition is widespread in older people and represents a major geriatric syndrome with
multifactorial etiology and severe consequences for health outcomes and quality of life. The …

In older persons, the origin of malnutrition is often multifactorial with a multitude of factors
involved. Presently, a common understanding about potential causes and their mode of …

Mediterranean diet is a term used to describe the traditional eating habits of people in Crete,
South Italy and other Mediterranean countries. It is a predominantly plant-based diet, with …

Objective Poor food intake is known to lead to malnutrition in long-term care homes (LTCH),
yet multilevel determinants of food intake are not fully understood, hampering development …

Background Poor food intake is common in acute care patients and can exacerbate or
develop into malnutrition, influencing both recovery and outcome. Yet, research on barriers …

Background Review of research to date has been focusing on maintaining weight and
nutrition with little attention on optimizing eating performance. Objective To evaluate the …

Background Long term care (LTC) menus need to contain sufficient nutrients for health and
pureed menus may have lower nutritional quality than regular texture menus due to …

Background Older adults living in long term care (LTC) homes are nutritionally vulnerable,
often consuming insufficient energy, macro-and micronutrients to sustain their health and …

Background Many interventions aim to alleviate well-documented problems of malnutrition
in residential care homes and improve residents' health and wellbeing. Despite some …