With depression being the psychiatric disorder incurring the largest societal costs in
developed countries, there is a need to gather evidence on the role of nutrition in …

Nutritionally inadequate dietary intake is a leading contributor to chronic cardiometabolic
diseases. Differences in dietary quality contribute to socioeconomic and racial and ethnic …

Background loneliness and social isolation have been associated with mortality and with
functional decline in older people. We investigated whether loneliness or social isolation are …

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a growing concern for the aging population worldwide. With no
current cure or reliable treatments available for AD, prevention is an important and growing …

The United Kingdom, in common with many countries, has an ageing demographic.
Changes accompanying ageing can influence food choice and dietary habits. This study …

Loneliness or social isolation and food/eating behaviours have important health
consequences and there are rationales for why they could interact. Loneliness and dietary …

Our understanding of how eating behaviours change in later life have been dominated by
the studies of physiological and biological influences on malnutrition. Insights from these …

Alongside declining activity levels, energy needs fall in older age and eating less is
expected. However, as total food consumption declines, intakes of many nutrients are also …

ObjectiveTo explore influences on diet in a group of community-dwelling older adults in the
UK. DesignData were collected through focus group discussions with older people; …

Background Multiple factors may influence the risk of being homebound, including social
isolation and race. This study examines the relationship between social isolation and …