PHILADELPHIA: Dementia sufferers are being given their meals on yellow plates to encourage them to eat bigger portions.
A trial found using the brightly coloured crockery made patients more likely to finish their food and put on weight. Experts said this will boost nutrition rates among those with dementia, many of whom are elderly and frail.
Research has shown patients diagnosed with the disease experience difficulties with sight and perception and may fail to properly recognise food on white plates.