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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. Details...

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. According to the AUPALESENS survey conducted in France in 559 elderly people older than 65, the proportion of senior citizens with malnutrition or a risk of malnutrition was 8% for autonomous senior citizens, 16% for senior citizens with help other than for meals, and 46% in senior citizens living home but with help for meals and those in a care home.