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Eating Well While Eating Alone
Eating Well While Eating Alone Eating well while living alone isn’t easy for anyone of any age. But it’s more difficult if you’re 59 or older; that is, if you are among the group they call seniors. Or you may be among the many people who are no longer sharing a home with a partner. Malnutrition among seniors appears to be particularly severe among women who are widows. Chris Rosenblum, a professor of nutrition, has found that the effect of widowhood on nutrition is profound. Her study revealed that 98 percent of those married experience eating as a pleasurable event. In contrast, only 26 percent of the widowed felt the same way. Rosenblum further indicates that “women in particular, as caregivers, don’t prepare meals (anymore) and now don’t see the value in taking care of themselves.” So not surprisingly, 50 percent of widowed people Rosenblum studied ate simply out of habit or to keep from starving.