Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to present findings from research into food insecurity amongst older people aged 50 years and older in the UK. Design/methodology/approach: This paper uses secondary analysis of national-level survey data and semi-structured interviews with older people...

Background: As Japan's population continues to age, it is estimated that the number of people aged ≥75 years will exceed 20 million by 2025. Furthermore, over the past 10 years, we have not reduced the difference between life expectancy and healthy life expectancy. Therefore, the extension of...

Background: Dehydration is associated with significant adverse outcomes in older people despite being largely preventable and treatable. Little research has focused on the views of community-dwelling older people on hydration, healthy drinking and the perceived importance of drinking well in later...

The ongoing pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), is an emerging and rapidly evolving situation. Older people represent a uniquely vulnerable group during any infectious disease outbreaks due to their altered...

Weight loss, a hallmark feature of dementia, is associated with higher mortality in older people. However, there is a lack of consensus in the literature as to whether the weight loss commonly observed in older people with dementia results from reduced energy intake and/or increased energy...

COVID-19 has rapidly impacted societies on a global scale, with older people among the most affected. To care for older people living in their own homes, female family caregivers play a pivotal role. The current study aimed to explore the actions of female family caregivers and the challenges they...

Older people risk poor nutritional status during natural disasters due to low intakes of energy, carbohydrates, protein, and fat. A food bar is a form of emergency food product that contains carbohydrate and protein, and is practical for disaster situations. The study aimed to investigate the...

Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of the Geriatric Dehydration Screening Tool-Modified (GDST-M) in detecting dehydration in older people and, if possible, to simplify the tool and make it easier to use. Methods: This was a monocentric diagnostic accuracy...

Background: Food insecurity research has been mainly examined among young people. The root causes of food insecurity are closely linked to poverty, and social policies and income supplements, including public and private pensions, have been shown to sharply curb food insecurity into later life....

Techniques derived from psychology and consumer research have gained interest in the food science area to study consumers' opinions and perceptions concerning food products. For that reason, Word Association (WA) and Sorting Task (ST) methods were applied to study older people's perceptions about...