Association between oral food processing ability and nutritional status of older adults based on factor analysis
Jingru Gao, Xiaoqing Wu, Yong Chen, Xingxiang Yang, Qian Yu, Feng Zhong, Tianlin Gao · 2026
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Jingru Gao, with six colleagues, published a 2026 study of eating ability and nutrition in very old adults. All participants were aged 75 or above. They filled questionnaires on eating and chewing. Lab tests measured bite force, tongue pressure, and lip seal. Swallowing, taste, and saliva flow were tested too. Nutrition was scored with a short standard form plus body measures.
Factor methods distilled the tests into five abilities. Chewing level and food guiding mattered most for nutrition. Food guiding means moving food around the mouth. Risk fell steeply as these two rose from low levels, then flattened. Blunted taste and weak swallowing also tied to poor nutrition. Chewing mattered most in men, the team notes.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Jingru Gao, Xiaoqing Wu, Yong Chen, Xingxiang Yang, Qian Yu, Feng Zhong, Tianlin Gao |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 56132 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |