PLACE OF RESIDENCE AFFECTS FOOD PREFERENCES AND SATISFACTION WITH DIET AMONG THE ELDERLY

The study was conducted to determine specific differences in food preferences and satisfaction with diet between elderly people leading independent lives and those living in Social Welfare Homes. The studied group included 100 people. The participants were shown photographs of 22 types of dishes. They fulfilled the questionnaire about frequency and pleasure delivered from eating those dishes. Studies have shown that food preferences and satisfaction with diet among people over the age of 60 are highly dependent on their place of residence. Supervision and frequent inspections are needed to regulate nutrition in Social Welfare Homes in Poland.


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Thus, a proper diet may help to reduce mortality and improve the comfort of living among older people.Scientists per day with proper supplementation extended life.Another important factor was the quality choices helps optimize dietary intake and develop nutritional guidelines, which are particularly A food preference in general refers to choosing one food item over another (Rozin and psychological conditions, and even medical treatments can all affect appetite and food not exactly the same for all people.The density of taste papillae and the sensitivity of receptors in taste buds are both affected by genetic factors

PLACE OF RESIDENCE AFFECTS FOOD PREFERENCES AND SATISFACTION WITH DIET AMONG THE ELDERLY
Magdalena Hartman-Petrycka, Agata Lebiedowska, by the pleasure of eating.Dietary satisfaction lowers the desire to eat, which is important in Generally, the elderly in Poland live alone, with a spouse, or with their families, but a large satisfaction with diet between elderly Polish people leading independent lives and those living leading independent lives.2.
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Changes in food preferences and satisfaction with diet depending on place of residence.
The participation was voluntary and anonymous.
The research instrument was a questionnaire.The particpork, sausages and ham, poultry, fast food, seafood.The second one included dishes with one ucts, spicy dishes.Other products including dumplings, pasta, bread, soup, vegetables, salad, and in the photograph appear to you?The respondents recorded their answers for each of 22 types The actual frequency of eating and the frequency of the desire to eat were determined by The questionnaires which were left blank and those completed incor-group was tested by means of the Chi2 test.
In both groups the respondents declared pleasure derived from eating was the greatest in the case of fruit and sweet desserts.Seafood, fast food and spicy dishes were described

PLACE OF RESIDENCE AFFECTS FOOD PREFERENCES AND SATISFACTION WITH DIET AMONG THE ELDERLY
Magdalena Hartman-Petrycka, Agata Lebiedowska, of eating high-protein dishes and dairy products.See Table 2.
Percentage of the respondents declaring how often they ate high-protein dishes and and the C group

Discussion
Proper nutrition is hampered in the elderly.There are social changes which may cause undernourishment such as social isolation or poverty.Older people may have economical and even psychological problems which discourage them from eating properly.Usually, increasingly weaker senses of taste and smell, dementia, Alzheimer disease, dental problems years, the issue has attracted more attention due to socio-demographic changes and greater be highly problematic for older people and desserts are usually easy to chew (Lexomboon, secretion, which leads to a feeling of satisfaction.This effect may be perceived as a reward, Taste sensitivity decreases with age.There are changes in taste recognition threshold and intensity.However, some surveys have showed that sweet taste sensitivity does not decrease concerning sucrose demonstrated that the intensity of sweet taste sensation does not diminish characterized different groups of Polish attitudes towards nutrition and presented a sociological portrait of each group.Older people in Poland are mostly traditionalists, who value traditional Polish cuisine and distance themselves from the cuisine of other nations.Younger people are cuisine while fast food comes from the U.S.This explains such a low acceptance of these types of food by older people.There is a term in psychology, which refers to a tendency to avoid new with strong food neophobia were less likely to have tasted or eaten the given foods than those their youth.Products, methods of cooking and serving food were different in the past.Older people tend to idealize their childhood.And therefore can refuse modern-day foods in general.pork, sausages and ham, salty products, dumplings and bread than people living in their own have found these products very tasty and therefore derived pleasure from eating them.The no special garnish.At home, especially during family celebrations and social gatherings, meals are often served in an esthetic way.The pictures of dishes used in this survey were also and its products, and milk and dairy products were examined.The frequency of eating most scope of the previous studies.and vegetables less frequently than the elderly leading independent lives.The only product as a positive thing.Such products with a high glycemic index, simple sugars and high energy value may cause insulin resistance, diabetes, obesity and metabolic syndrome (Kunachowicz,

PLACE OF RESIDENCE AFFECTS FOOD PREFERENCES AND SATISFACTION WITH DIET AMONG THE ELDERLY
Magdalena Hartman-Petrycka, Agata Lebiedowska, Kornatowska diets of elderly people and the relationship with their place of residence.The study showed that the respondents living with relatives were well-nourished but the pensioners living in nursing homes were at a risk of malnutrition.Grochowska elderly.The same tendencies are observed in many Polish regions (Grochowska-Niedworok, The differences between the actual frequency and the desired frequency of food residents.The actual frequency of eating egg dishes, beef and pork, sausages and ham, poultry, vegetables and salad was lower than the desired level of frequency.In comparison, in the control group the actual level of frequency of eating was lower than desired level only for sweet desserts and chocolate.Probably this is a result of a greater concern about health.However, Poland.That causes problems with providing proper living conditions, adequate nutrition and individual food preferences is not feasible.Shopping or eating in restaurants is sometimes Homes.Therefore, the elderly are at a risk of malnutrition.
Constant, precise monitoring of the situation in this respect is an important public health and residents about nutrition.Another possible solution is to develop food intake guidelines.They would provide a broader view of the type and the amount of food consumed, as well as the relationship between diet, nutrition, diseases and mortality est pleasure from eating fruit and sweet desserts while seafood, fast food, and spicy group poultry meat was described as less pleasurable.2.
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with living independently was desire frequency of eating cheese.
Home residence group was lower than the frequency of the respondents' desire to eat these products.Among elderly living independently the actual frequency of eating was lower than the desired frequency only in the case of sweet desserts and chocolate.the dish shown in the photograph appear to you?The respondents recorded their answers for each of "very seldom", "seldom", "often", "very often".The questionnaires which were left blank and those completed incorrectly were not used in the study.
products.In the C group the actual frequency of eating was lower than the desired frequency only in the case of sweet desserts and chocolate.
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