older adults /channels/taxonomy/term/27075/all en Does Canada’s food guide provide adequate guidance for older adults? /channels/channels/news/does-canadas-food-guide-provide-adequate-guidance-older-adults-354026 <p>The latest <a href="https://food-guide.canada.ca/en/">Canada’s food guide</a> recommendations are primarily aimed at reducing chronic disease risk, however how well does our national guide for healthy eating serve the nutritional needs of all Canadians?</p> Mon, 08 Jan 2024 14:48:53 +0000 webfull 196173 at /channels Research Highlight: Better satisfaction with aging could improve health and well-being | 2021-22 Fellow Julia Nakamura /channels/channels/news/research-highlight-better-satisfaction-aging-could-improve-health-and-well-being-2021-22-fellow-337759 <p>New research from 2021-22 CAnD3 Fellow <a href="//www.mcgill.ca/cand3/our-people/fellows-2021-22#Julia%20Nakamura">Julia Nakamura</a> and colleagues finds that higher satisfaction with aging could lead to improved health and well-being outcomes. Using data from the Health and Retirement Study, a cohort of 13,752 US adults over 50 years old, the researchers used 35 indicators of physical, behavioral, and psychosocial health and well-being to capture a comprehensive suite of outcomes. Out of the 35 indicators, improvements in 27 were associated with better aging satisfaction. </p> Wed, 16 Feb 2022 21:23:16 +0000 webfull 178022 at /channels