The Wellness Connection with Fiona Kane

Episode 75 Greater attention needs to be paid to malnutrition in the sick and elderly


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As many as half of all patients admitted to hospital and other healthcare facilities are malnourished and this can have dire consequences. This is the conclusion of a review article by researchers from Uppsala University and the University of Gothenburg published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

In this episode I discuss how we often fail to recognise and understand malnutrition in the west and how this has a huge affect on older people.

Article here: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/07/240712124111.htm

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