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July 2021
A new european project: FORTIPHY Details...

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April 2021
Identification of various “eater profiles” in the older population Details...

March 2021
Home-delivery meal: a key stakeholder to tackle undernutrition among dependent seniors? Details...

November 2020
A guide dedicated to the eldery and their helpers. Details...

September 2020
Stimulate appetite and eating pleasure in nursing home: Small levers but big effects. Details...

March 2019
Diffusing scents to stimulate appetite in Alzheimer patients. Details...

January 2019
Developing food recipes tailored to the masticatory abilities of the eldery. Details...

August 2016
Eat Tasty Foods! Details...

March 2016

Eating pleasure and satisfaction with meals. In the context of the AUPALESENS survey, four groups of persons aged 65 or older were interviewed: 289 lived at home without aid; 74 lived at home with aid, but not related to food (housework, personal hygiene...); 101 lived at home and had help with shopping and preparing meals or used a meals-on-wheels service; and 95 persons lived in an old-people’s home. Among the many results obtained, the Aupalesens survey showed that eating pleasure (« For you is eating a source of pleasure? ») remained the same whatever the level of dependence, satisfaction with the meals consumed («Do you enjoy the meals currently served?») diminished significantly with the degree to which cooking activities were delegated to others.
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December 2015
Impact of age on salivation. Details...

October 2015
Impact of age on the perception of the taste of food. Details...

March 2015
Dependence and malnutrition. Details...