Middle Age and Older Adults: Their Nutrition and Physical Activity Needs and How Best to Address Them

This cross-sectional study assessed the nutrition and physical activity (PA) needs, practices, and programming preferences of adults ages 40+ years from seven states (  = 1,250). Respondents were mostly educated, White, food-secure, adults ages 60+ years. Many were married, suburban-residing, and in...

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Published in:Journal of nutrition in gerontology and geriatrics 2023-04, Vol.42 (2), p.59-71
Main Authors: Kendall, Chandler, Francis, Sarah L, Shelley, Mack, Ventura-Marra, Melissa, Sahyoun, Nadine R, Monroe-Lord, Lillie, Xu, Furong, Weidauer, Lee, Arthur, Anna
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Language:English
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Older people
Physical activity
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Summary:This cross-sectional study assessed the nutrition and physical activity (PA) needs, practices, and programming preferences of adults ages 40+ years from seven states (  = 1,250). Respondents were mostly educated, White, food-secure, adults ages 60+ years. Many were married, suburban-residing, and interested in health programming. By self-report most respondents were "at nutritional risk" (59.3%), in "somewhat good health" (32.3%), and sedentary (49.2%). One-third reported PA intention in the next two months. Desired programs were less than four weeks and under 4 h weekly. Respondents preferred to attend self-directed online lessons (41.2%). Program format preference varied by age (  
ISSN:2155-1197
2155-1200
DOI:10.1080/21551197.2023.2192186