Barriers to Healthy Eating Among the Senior Populations in Brookfield, CT

Shen, Yueyue

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Barriers to Healthy Eating Among the Senior Populations in Brookfield, CT

Shen, Yueyue

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Abstract

In the U.S, the cost of diseases associated with unhealthy eating reaches $157 billion a year. In the Western Connecticut area, hypertension and diabetes are the top two reasons for admitting seniors to the hospital. Both of them can be managed by healthy diet and exercise. This project aims to identify the barriers to eating healthy among elderly in Brookfield, CT, and to discuss potential interventions that can be implanted to address the identified barriers.