University of Montreal

Mealtime interaction encourages hospitalized seniors to eat more

Published in Hospital and Nursing Home Week, May 21st, 2009

Sharing a meal in good company can stimulate the appetite – particularly among hospitalized seniors – according to a new Universite de Montrealstudy published in The Gerontologist.

"The more social interaction occurs at mealtimes in hospital geriatric re-adaptation units the better food intake will be," says Danielle St-Arnaud McKenzie.

A graduate of the Universite de Montreal Department of Nutrition, St-Arnaud McKenzie conducted the study with Professor Marie-Jeanne Kergoat of the Faculty of Medicine, Professor Guylaine Ferland of the Department of Nutrition, as well as Laurette Dube of McGill University.

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Source: Hospital and Nursing Home Week (2009-05-21)

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