BACKGROUND Food prepared away from home has become increasingly popular to U.S. families, and may contribute to obesity. Sales have been dominated by fast food outlets, where meals are purchased for dining away from home or in the home. Although national chain affiliated fast-food outlets are considered the main source for fast food, fast foods are increasingly available in convenience stores a...

BACKGROUND The current nursing home population numbers at least 1.5 million and is growing. Although care of the nursing home patient has been emphasized recently, health promotion activities for these patients appear underused. Current recommendations for health promotion are based on expert opinion, because well-controlled studies to support such activities in the elderly are lacking for most...

OBJECTIVES To investigate the prevalence and risk factors of malnutrition in geriatric patients admitted to a convalescent and rehabilitation hospital. DESIGN Cross-sectional study. SETTING Regional hospital, Hong Kong. PATIENTS A total of 120 patients (aged 60 years or older) referred to Tung Wah Eastern Hospital. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Anthropometric, biochemical, and haematological pa...

Cardiff University, the Welsh Government and Public Health Wales are working together to implement screening and brief interventions across a variety of health and community settings through a unique collaboration; a Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP). Previous research has uncovered both barriers and facilitators to implementation. This KTP seeks to build upon this work and translate the res...