“Setting the Table: Promoting Healthy and Affordable Food for Older Americans,” a hearing held December 15, 2022 (witness statements available in .pdf format, video of the full hearing available at the site, running time 1 hour 30 minutes: Note: The hearing begins at the :07 mark.
December 16, 2022
CAAR – US Senate Special Committee on Aging Hearing Testimony – December 16, 2022
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August 3, 2022
CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Article – August 3, 2022
“Contemporary nutrition-based interventions to reduce risk of infection among elderly long-term care residents: A scoping review,” by Athanasios Psihogios, Claudia Madampage, and Brent E. Faught (PLoS ONE 17(8): e0272513. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0272513, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 19p.).
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0272513
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November 29, 2021
CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Article – November 29, 2021
“Nutritional status and body composition in cognitively impaired older persons living alone: The Takashimadaira study,” by Masanori Iwasaki, Keiko Motokawa, Yutaka Watanabe, Misato Hayakawa, Yurie Mikami, Maki Shirobe, Hiroki Inagaki, Ayako Edahiro, Yuki Ohara, Hirohiko Hirano, Shoji Shinkai, and Shuichi Awata (PLoS ONE 16(11): e0260412. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0260412, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 14p.).
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0260412
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February 5, 2021
CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Articles – February 5, 2021
A. “Sex-related differences in the effects of nutritional status and body composition on functional disability in the elderly,” by Mika Sawada, Naoto Kubota, Rie Sekine, Mitsutaka Yakabe, Taro Kojima, Yumi Umeda-Kameyama, Satoshi Usami, Masahiro Akishita, and Sumito Ogawa (PLoS ONE 16(2): e0246276. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0246276, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, p.).
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0246276
B. “Health-related quality of life of middle-aged and elderly people with hypertension: A cross-sectional survey from a rural area in China,” by Qi Chen, Li Ran, Mengying Li, and Xiaodong Tan (PLoS ONE 16(2): e0246409. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0246409, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 13p.).
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0246409
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December 1, 2020
CAAR – Proceedings of the National Academy of Science Article Abstract – December 1, 2020
“Global associations between macronutrient supply and age-specific mortality,” by Alistair M. Senior, Shinichi Nakagawa, David Raubenheimer, and Stephen J. Simpson (Vol. 117, No. 48, December 1, 2020, p. 30824-30835).
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December 27, 2019
CAAR – US Government Accountability Office Report – December 27, 2019
“Nutrition Assistance Programs: Agencies Could Do More to Help Address the Nutritional Needs of Older Adults,” (GAO-20-18, November 2019, .pdf format, 64p.).
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May 21, 2018
CAAR – National Bureau of Economic Research Working Papers – May 21, 2018
Links to an abstract are available. For full text availability check your organization’s library.
A. “Pauvreté, Egalité, Mortalité: Mortality (In)Equality in France and the United States,” by Janet Currie, Hannes Schwandt, and Josselin Thuilliez (w24623, May 2018, .pdf format, 46p.).
B. “Changes in Nutrient Intake at Retirement,” by Melvin Stephens Jr. and Desmond Toohey (w24621, May 2018, .pdf format, 47p.).
C. “Early Social Security Claiming and Old-Age Poverty: Evidence from the Introduction of the Social Security Early Eligibility Age,” by Gary V. Engelhardt, Jonathan Gruber, and Anil Kumar (w24609, May 2018, .pdf format, 52p.).
D. “Long-run Trends in the Economic Activity of Older People in the UK,” by James Banks, Carl Emmerson, and Gemma Tetlow (w24606, May 2018, .pdf format, 30p.).
E. “Labor Force Participation of the Elderly in Japan,” by Takashi Oshio, Emiko Usui, and Satoshi Shimizutani (w24614, May 2018, .pdf format, 22p.).
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April 30, 2018
CAAR – AARP Public Policy Institute Reports – April 30, 2018
A. “Off-Label Antipsychotic Use in Older Adults with Dementia: Not Just a Nursing Home Problem,” by Elizabeth A. Carter (April 2018, .pdf format, 4p.).
www.aarp.org/ppi/info-2018/off-label-antipsychotic-use-in-older-adults-with-dementia.html
B. “Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Provides Benefits for Millions of Adults Ages 50 and Older,” by Olivia Dean and Lynda Flowers (April 2018, .pdf format, 9p.).
www.aarp.org/ppi/info-2018/snap-provides-benefits-for-millions-of-adults-ages-50-and-older.html
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CAAR – Center for Health Care Strategies Brief – April 30, 2018
“Providing Home- and Community-Based Nutrition Services to Low-Income Older Adults: Promising Health Plan Practices,” by Stephanie Gibbs (April 2018, .pdf format, 5p.).
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September 20, 2017
CAAR – Statistics Canada/Statistique Canada Articles – September 20, 2017
A. “High use of acute care hospital services at age 50 or older,” by Michelle Rotermann (Health Reports, Vol. 29, No. 8, September 2017, .pdf and HTML format, 3-16p.).
www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/82-003-x/2017009/article/54855-eng.htm
B. “Nutritional risk, hospitalization and mortality among community-dwelling Canadians aged 65 or older,” by Pamela L. Ramage-Morin, Heather Gilmour and Michelle Rotermann (Health Reports, Vol. 29, No. 8, September 2017, .pdf and HTML format, p. 17-27).
www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/82-003-x/2017009/article/54856-eng.htm
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July 12, 2017
CAAR – US Senate Special Committee on Aging Hearing Testimony – July 12, 2017
“Nourishing our Golden Years: How Proper and Adequate Nutrition Promotes Healthy Aging and Positive Outcomes,” a hearing held July 12, 2017 (witness statements available in .pdf format, video of the full hearing available at the site, running time 1 hour 33 minutes). Note: Hearing begins at the 14:10 mark.
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May 23, 2017
CAAR – National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Monograph – May 23, 2017
Nutrition Across the Lifespan for Healthy Aging: Proceedings of a Workshop, Leslie Pray, Rapporteur (National Academies Press, 2017, 168p., OpenBook and .pdf format). Note: More information, including purchasing information, for a print copy is available at the site. NAP requires free registration before providing a .pdf copy.
www.nap.edu/catalog/24735/nutrition-across-the-lifespan-for-healthy-aging-proceedings-of-a
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April 13, 2017
CAAR – Program on the Global Demography of Aging [Harvard University] Working Paper – April 13, 2017
“Nutritional Considerations for Healthy Aging and Reduction in Age-Related Chronic Disease,” by Julie Shlisky, David E. Bloom, Amy R. Beaudreault, Katherine L. Tucker, Heather H. Keller, Yvonne Freund-Levi, Roger A. Fielding, Feon W. Cheng, Gordon L. Jensen, Dayong Wu, and Simin N. Meydani (PGDA Working Paper No. 137, March 2017, .pdf format, 11p.).
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February 14, 2017
CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Article – February 14, 2017
“Nutritional assessment of community-dwelling older adults in rural Nepal,” by Saruna Ghimire, Binaya Kumar Baral, and Karen Callahan (PLoS ONE 12(2): e0172052. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0172052, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 15p.).
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0172052
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July 14, 2016
CAAR – National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Monographs – July 14, 2016
A. Accounting for Social Risk Factors in Medicare Payment: Criteria, Factors, and Methods, Committee on Accounting for Socioeconomic Status in Medicare Payment Programs (National Academies Press, 2016, 124p., OpenBook and .pdf format). Note: More information, including purchasing information, for a print copy is available at the site. NAP requires free registration before providing a .pdf copy.
www.nap.edu/catalog/23513/accounting-for-social-risk-factors-in-medicare-payment-criteria-factors
B. Meeting the Dietary Needs of Older Adults: Exploring the Impact of the Physical, Social, and Cultural Environment: Workshop Summary, Anne Brown Rodgers and Maria Oria, Rapporteurs (National Academies Press, 2016, 154p., OpenBook and .pdf format). Note: More information, including purchasing information, for a print copy is available at the site. NAP requires free registration before providing a .pdf copy.
www.nap.edu/catalog/23496/meeting-the-dietary-needs-of-older-adults-exploring-the-impact
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July 16, 2015
CAAR – Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion [London School of Economics, London, UK] Report – July 16, 2015
“Older people’s experiences of dignity and nutrition during hospital stays: Secondary data analysis using the Adult Inpatient Survey,” by Polly Vizard and Tania Burchardt (CASE/Report 91, June 2015, .pdf format, 210p.).
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July 18, 2014
CAAR – European Commission Joint Research Centre Working Paper – July 18, 2014
“The Role of Nutrition in Active and Healthy Ageing: For prevention and treatment of age-related diseases: evidence so far,” by Mak Tsz Ning and Louro Caldeira Sandra (JRC90454, 2014, .pdf format, 54p.).
publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/111111111/32095
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September 11, 2013
CAAR – US National Institute on Aging Website of Interest – September 11, 2013
“What’s on Your Plate? Smart Food Choices for Healthy Aging” (Sept. 2013). Note: This site provides links to a variety of NIA publications and videos on nutrition.
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March 20, 2013
CAAR – Statistics Canada/Statistique Canada Article – March 20, 2013
“Nutritional risk among older Canadians,” by Pamela L. Ramage-Morin and Didier Garriguet (Health Reports, Vol. 24, No. 3, March 2013, .pdf and HTML format).
www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/82-003-x/2013003/article/11773-eng.htm
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March 19, 2013
CAAR – Care Quality Commission [UK] Report – March 19, 2013
“Time to listen: Dignity and nutrition in NHS hospitals,” (March 2013, .pdf format, 33p.).
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January 31, 2013
CAAR – New Zealand Ministry of Health/Manatu Hauora Reports – January 31, 2013
A. “Food and Nutrition Guidelines for Healthy Older People: A background paper,” (January 2013, .pdf format, 146p.).
www.health.govt.nz/publication/food-and-nutrition-guidelines-healthy-older-people-background-paper
B. “Guidelines on Physical Activity for Older People (aged 65 years and over),” (January 2013, .pdf format, 50p.).
www.health.govt.nz/publication/guidelines-physical-activity-older-people-aged-65-years-and-over
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March 27, 2012
CAAR – National Academies Press Monograph – March 27, 2012
Nutrition and Healthy Aging in the Community: Workshop Summary, (Sheila Moats and Julia Hoglund, Rapporteurs; Food and Nutrition Board; Institute of Medicine, March 2012, .pdf and OpenBook format, 160p.). Ordering information for a print copy is available at the site. Note: NAP requires free registration before providing a .pdf copy.
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