Friday, December 22, 2023

Malnutition in the UK

An astonishing figure of more than 800,000 patients were admitted to hospital with malnutrition and nutritional deficiencies last year, according to NHS figures.
Are the Tories going to dismiss this as a "lifestyle choice"?
Apparently, that is just the tip of the iceberg:


  • In the UK, 50% of people admitted to hospital from care homes were at risk of malnutrition.
  • In the UK, estimates suggest 1.3 million people over 65 suffer from malnutrition, and the vast majority (93%) live in the community
  • (Figures from the Malnutrition Task Force) 
  • Of course, it is OK for some, the fat cats in the City are not queueing up at the food banks.




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