Influence of Geriatric Patients' Food Preferences on the Selection of Discharge Destination.

Background: The nonprotein calorie/nitrogen (NPC/N) ratio of food remains poorly investigated. Thus, this study examined the nutritional factors that influence the choice of discharge destination for geriatric patients.

Methods: We retrospectively investigated the patient characteristics, clinical laboratory test results, and hospital food consumption of 65 geriatric patients (80.

A Study of Dietary and BMI Changes Over Time in Mothers of Children with Food Allergies.

Few follow-up surveys have been conducted with regard to the changes in diet of mothers of children with food allergy. We examined changes in food and BMI over time in the mothers of children with food allergies. A total of 146 mothers completed a diet survey twice, with the first conducted in 2013-2016 and the second in 2018, and the dietary changes were examined.