What is it about?
We analysed the factors that disrupt the healthy eating habits of the elderly in a suburban city centre.
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Why is it important?
Our finding indicated that weak ties with family and the local community had a strong effect on a large proportion of the nutritionally depleted elderly residents in Japanese food desert.
Perspectives
Writing this article was a great pleasure as it has co-authors with whom I have had long standing collaborations. This article also lead to rare disease groups contacting me and ultimately to a greater involvement in rare disease research.
dr Nobuyuki IWAMA
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This page is a summary of: Analysis of the factors that disrupt dietary habits in the elderly: A case study of a Japanese food desert, Urban Studies, November 2016, SAGE Publications,
DOI: 10.1177/0042098016677450.
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