Number of malnourished over-60s trebles in a decade

Number of malnourished over-60s trebles in a decade The number over-60s admitted to hospital with malnutrition has more than trebled in the UK over the last decade, a charity has warned.

Those diagnosed with the condition at hospital jumped from 1,405 in 2007-2008 to 4,988 in 2017-2018, according to Age UK.

But the vast majority of cases are thought to go unnoticed. Age UK said more than 1 million of the the 12.2 million older people living in the UK were either malnourished or at risk of malnutrition. The Independent

See also:

• Hospital admissions for scurvy, rickets and malnutrition NHS Digital
• Number of older people diagnosed with malnutrition trebles in a decade The Guardian