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Does eating environment have an effect on food intake in the elderly?
1Nutrition and Food Science Group, School of Biological and Molecular Sciences, Oxford Brookes University, Gipsy Lane Campus, Headington, Oxford, UKOX30BP.
Abstract:
Identical meals were prepared and served to 49 elderly subjects (mean age 74.3 +/- SD 7.7 years) in two different eating environments. The improved environment was a state of the art training restaurant and the standard environment was a staff canteen. Each subject was served an identical meal in both environments. The energy intake of each meal consumed was determined using the weighed intake method. There was a significant difference (p < 0.001) in the energy intake in the elderly between the improved (4894 +/- 613 kJ) and standard (4536 +/- 620 kJ) eating environments. Eating environment has a positive effect on the energy intake of elderly subjects. Changes to eating environment may be a useful way to improve energy intake in the elderly.
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