Oral Processing and Appetite in Older Adults

Inclusion Criteria: * 65 years old or over (no upper age limit);each group will contain an equal number of male and female participants; * living sufficiently local to attend the two visits needed; * able to understand and communicate in English language. Exclusion Criteria: * Diagnosed dysphagia; * (recent) oral surgery that significantly affects eating and/or swallowing; * diagnosis of type 1 or type 2 diabetes; * participant undergoing current treatment for cancer; * participants with zero natural teeth; * severe loss of appetite and not able to finish a meal (based on CNAQ) and/or people on special or therapeutic diets that restrict the consumption of a full meal and/or the meals provided; * not able to provide informed consent as defined by the T-CogS test (participants with T-CogS \< 22 will be excluded); * participants having a pacemaker; * not able to accept the two meal dishes provided and/or relevant food/ingredient included in the meals allergies or intolerances or aversions; * not able to feed themselves.