Alone at the Table: Food Behavior and the Loss of Commensality in Widowhood

Elisabeth Vesnaver, Heather H. Keller, Olga Sutherland, Scott B. Maitland and Julie L. Locher

The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, 2016, vol. 71, issue 6, 1059-1069

Abstract: Objectives. Eating alone is a known risk factor for nutritional vulnerability in later life. Widowhood often entails loss of commensality (shared meals). This article explores this experience among older widowed women in relation to food behavior.

Date: 2016
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