Loneliness has been defined as an agonizing encounter, experienced when the need for
human intimacy is not met adequately, or when a person's social network does not match …

Research on healthy aging commonly concerns problems related to loneliness and food
intake. These are not independent aspects of health since eating, beyond its biological …

This research presents a novel, conceptual perspective on distinctive opportunities available
to retailers with a physical location to create reasons for customers to visit the physical store …

Across the world, there has been a movement from traditional to modern eating, including a
movement of traditional eating patterns from their origin culture to new cultures, and the …

This scoping review focuses on the assessment of commensality in research and attempts to
identify used methods for performing research on commensality. It reflects a multidisciplinary …

There exists a normative representation of family meals in contemporary Western societies
which is promoted as imperative through public health programs, larger discourses and by …

Objetivou-se avaliar a adesão à alimentação escolar por adolescentes brasileiros
considerando determinantes individuais e do contexto escolar. Foram avaliados 10.262 …

Food tastes better and people eat more when eating with others compared to eating alone.
Although previous research has shown that watching television facilitates eating, the …

Given the complexity of human eating behaviors, developing interactions to change the way
users eat or their choice of meals is challenging. In this study, we propose an interactive …

Eating with others enhances our dining experience, improves socialization, and has some
health benefits. Although many people do not want to eat alone, there is an increase in the …