Staying socially connected can help maintain healthy eating with age, especially for older women

By Annalijn I. Conklin, Associate Professor, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of British Columbia
Gilciane Ceolin, Postdoctoral Researcher, Social Nutritional Epidemiology, University of British Columbia
Sanaz Mehranfar, PhD Candidate, Food, Nutrition and Health, Faculty of Land and Food Systems, University of British Columbia

Healthy eating is strongly influenced by social connections and different settings. But aging often brings losses to social connections, which could put healthy eating at risk.

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