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Older people who are socially isolated have poor diet quality compared to those with frequent friend contact. (Shutterstock)

May 13, 2025

Staying socially connected can help maintain healthy eating with age, especially for older women

Annalijn I. Conklin, University of British Columbia; Gilciane Ceolin, University of British Columbia, and Sanaz Mehranfar, University of British Columbia

Healthy eating is strongly influenced by social connections and different settings. But aging often brings losses to social connections, which could put healthy eating at risk.

Des études ont montré qu'une alimentation diversifiée et variée est importante pour le maintien d'une bonne santé. shutterstock

October 15, 2019

Varier son alimentation diminue le risque de maladie. Mais qu’entend‑on par « variété » ?

Annalijn I. Conklin, University of British Columbia and Hadis Mozaffari, University of British Columbia

Une revue de la littérature liée à la diversité dans l’alimentation a révélé que la consommation d’une grande variété d'aliments améliore la santé et le bien-être.

Studies have shown that a diverse and varied diet is important to maintaining health. Shutterstock

September 25, 2019

Adding variety to your diet lowers disease risk. But what does variety mean?

Annalijn I. Conklin, University of British Columbia and Hadis Mozaffari, University of British Columbia

A review of research related to diversity in diet found studies repeatedly show that eating a wide variety of foods improves health and wellbeing.

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