Older people at risk of malnutrition

Some older people have little understanding of what nutritional requirements they have in later life, with many automatically thinking of fatty or high-calorie foods as bad, when they can in fact be a good source of nutrition, research shows.One in 10 older people in England are said to be at risk of malnutrition, with most of the one million individuals living in the community. A third of these are said to be already malnourished, or at risk of being taken into hospital due to their condition. With attention currently focused on obesity in the media and elsewhere, many older people