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August 17, 2025Proceedings of The Nutrition Society

Exploring UK older adults’ perceptions of age-related changes and their influence on food behaviours

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BBBethany C. BrayUniversity of Illinois ChicagoMCMiriam CleggUniversity College CorkJWJayne V. WoodsideQueen's University Belfast

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Implication

Qualitative study explores nutrition awareness and healthy eating barriers in older adults, highlighting key influences on food behaviours.

Key Points

  • Older adults' food behaviours are influenced significantly by life changes and the evolving food environment in which they live.
  • Participants primarily valued food quality and the eating experience, irrespective of their budget constraints when making food choices.
  • Semi-structured interviews revealed barriers to healthy eating alongside the importance of nutrition awareness and knowledge sources.
  • Improving nutritional intake strategies could benefit from addressing current consumption patterns and participants' unique management strategies.

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Bray et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68a36f840a429f797333223dhttps://doi.org/10.1017/s0029665125101067
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