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Apr 1, 2001 · Adding ready-to-use flavor enhancers to the cooked meal is a simple but effective way to improve daily feelings of hunger, actual dietary intake, and body weight in a nursing home population with a stable health status.
- M.-F. A.M. Mathey, E. Siebelink, C. de Graaf, W. A. Van Staveren
- 2001
The objective of this study was to determine if the addition of flavor enhancers to the cooked meals for elderly residents of a nursing home promotes food consumption and provides nutritional benefits.
- M.-F. A.M. Mathey, E. Siebelink, C. de Graaf, W. A. Van Staveren
- 2001
Enhancing the taste of a cooked meal with flavor and/or MSG does not lead to a higher energy intake and body weight among nursing home elderly. More research is needed to determine the efficacy of flavor enhancement on intake and nutritional status.
- Natasja H. Essed, Wija A. van Staveren, Frans J. Kok, Cees de Graaf
- 2007
Feb 1, 1993 · In this study, the effect of sustained (3 week) flavor enhancement of typical institutional foods on the diet, health, and well being of 39 elderly (average age 84.6 SE 0.81 years) retirement-home residents was evaluated. For 3 weeks subjects ate an institutional diet (unenhanced).
- Susan S. Schiffman, Zoe S. Warwick
- 1993
Mar 1, 1993 · In this study, the effect of sustained (3 week) flavor enhancement of typical institutional foods on the diet, health, and well being of 39 elderly (average age 84.6 SE 0.81 years)...
Adding flavor enhancers to the cooked meals was an effective way to improve dietary intake and body weight in elderly nursing home residents. NADEQUATE dietary intake is often observed in elderly nursing home residents (1,2). Accordingly, this popula-tion is highly at risk of developing undetected malnutrition and nutritional deficiencies.
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Dec 31, 1993 · Flavor enhancement of food improves dietary intake and nutritional status of elderly nursing home residents. M. Mathey E. Siebelink C. Graaf A. StaverenvanW. Agricultural and Food Sciences, Medicine