Health and quality of life in an aging population – food and beyond

TY - JOUR

T1 - Health and quality of life in an aging population – food and beyond

AU - Giacalone, Davide

AU - Wendin, Karin Maria Elisabet

AU - Kremer, Stefanie

AU - Frøst, Michael Bom

AU - Bredie, Wender

AU - Olsson, Viktoria

AU - Otto, Marie Haulund

AU - Skjoldborg, Signe Dahl

AU - Lindberg, Ulla

AU - Risvik, Einar

N1 - Papers from EUROSENSE 2014 – A SENSE OF LIFE Sixth European Conference on Sensory and Consumer Research

PY - 2016/1/1

Y1 - 2016/1/1

N2 - In Europe the percentage of citizens aged 65 and over is increasing at an unprecedented rate, and is expected to account for over 30% of the population by 2050. Coupled with an increase in life expectancy, this massive demographic change calls for a major effort to ensure quality of life in our older population. A thorough understanding of the elderly as food consumers, their nutritional needs, their food perception and preferences is increasingly needed. The role of food in healthy aging was a prominent theme at the 6th European Conference on Sensory and Consumer Research, which had quality of life across the life span as a focal point. This short paper is based on a workshop held at the EuroSense meeting, focusing on research from sensory and consumer scientists. The workshop featured contributions focusing on food-related perception, needs and behavior of the elderly, and aimed at demonstrating the relevance of sensory and consumer scientists in promoting food-related well-being in an aging population. The workshop contributions are here reviewed and summarized three main themes: nutritional needs, food perception and aging, and behavioral drivers of food consumption.

AB - In Europe the percentage of citizens aged 65 and over is increasing at an unprecedented rate, and is expected to account for over 30% of the population by 2050. Coupled with an increase in life expectancy, this massive demographic change calls for a major effort to ensure quality of life in our older population. A thorough understanding of the elderly as food consumers, their nutritional needs, their food perception and preferences is increasingly needed. The role of food in healthy aging was a prominent theme at the 6th European Conference on Sensory and Consumer Research, which had quality of life across the life span as a focal point. This short paper is based on a workshop held at the EuroSense meeting, focusing on research from sensory and consumer scientists. The workshop featured contributions focusing on food-related perception, needs and behavior of the elderly, and aimed at demonstrating the relevance of sensory and consumer scientists in promoting food-related well-being in an aging population. The workshop contributions are here reviewed and summarized three main themes: nutritional needs, food perception and aging, and behavioral drivers of food consumption.

U2 - 10.1016/j.foodqual.2014.12.002

DO - 10.1016/j.foodqual.2014.12.002

M3 - Journal article

SN - 0950-3293

VL - 47

SP - 166

EP - 170

JO - Food Quality and Preference

JF - Food Quality and Preference

IS - Part B

ER -