An experimental approach to training interoceptive sensitivity: study protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial.

Background: Eating in absence of hunger is quite common and often associated with an increased energy intake co-existent with a poorer food choice. Intuitive eating (IE), i.e.

Dietary concepts in the dyad: Results from a qualitative study of middle-aged and older couples.

The positive effects of a healthy diet on older adults' health status are well established. Yet, inadequate health outcomes prevail. Insufficient healthy dietary styles may be related to the complexity of lay concepts regarding what constitutes a healthy diet.

Dietary preferences in the context of intra-couple dynamics: Relationship types within the German NutriAct family cohort.

To promote healthy diets in older age, a comprehensive understanding of factors influencing dietary behaviour and underlying preferences is essential. Romantic relationships are focal socialisation contexts, in which diet-related preferences and practices are dynamically negotiated. Our aim was to reconstruct intra-couple dynamics shaping dietary preferences and comparatively analyse relationship types among older couples.

Is there an association between social determinants and care dependency risk? A multi-state model analysis of a longitudinal study.

Despite a growing body of knowledge about the morbidities and functional impairment that frequently lead to care dependency, the role of social determinants is not yet well understood. The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of social determinants on care dependency onset and progression. We used data from the Berlin Initiative Study, a prospective, population-based cohort study including 2,069 older participants living in Berlin.

The NutriAct Family Study: a web-based prospective study on the epidemiological, psychological and sociological basis of food choice.

Background: Most studies on food choice have been focussing on the individual level but familial aspects may also play an important role. This paper reports of a novel study that will focus on the familial aspects of the formation of food choice among men and women aged 50-70 years by recruiting spouses and siblings (NutriAct Family Study; NFS).

Methods: Data is collected prospectively via repeatedly applied web-based questionnaires over the next years.