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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! In the context of the RENESSENS survey, 319 elderly people who were dependent for their meals (people with home help, a meals-on-wheels service or residents of a home for the elderly) classified the eight following criteria concerning their expectations with regard to their meals by order of importance: eat well-presented meals / inexpensive / good for my health / I know the origin / easy to prepare / I’m used to eating it / tasty, with a good taste / tender, easy to chew.
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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. Details...