Religion, social support, food-related social support, diet, nutrition, and anthropometrics in older adults

abstract

• Religion is an important aspect of many people's lives, especially for older adults. However, very little data exists about the relationships between religion, food-related social support, diet, nutrition, and anthropometrics in older U.S. adults. Social support may be a possible mechanism for religion-diet/nutrition relationships. This analysis examined these relationships in a sample of 424 older individuals. Religion was related to some dietary behaviors in men, and in dietary behaviors and anthropometrics in women. Religion's relationship with anthropometrics as well as diet in women may have been due to women's greater religiousness and involvement in food acquisition, preparation, and distribution in religious gatherings.

authors

• Kubena, Karen
• Mcintosh, William

published proceedings

• ECOLOGY OF FOOD AND NUTRITION

author list (cited authors)

• Kim, K., Mcintosh, W., Kubena, K. S., & Sobal, J.

citation count

• 11

complete list of authors

• Kim, Karen Hye-Cheon||Mcintosh, WM Alex||Kubena, Karen S||Sobal, Jeffery

publication date

• January 2008

publisher

• Taylor & Francis  Publisher

published in

• Ecology of Food and Nutrition  Journal

keywords

• Anthropometrics
• Diet
• Elderly
• Food
• Nutrition
• Religion
• Social Support

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1080/03670240802035068

start page

• 205

end page

• 228

volume

• 47

issue

• 3

URL

• http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1080%2F03670240802035068

user-defined tag

• 2 Zero Hunger