The Importance of Appropriately Managing Malnutrition

Published in Clinical Nutrition, September 2017

By Katherine Sykes

Malnutrition is a serious problem, with more than three million people in the UK either malnourished or at risk of malnutrition. Most at risk of malnutrition are those with chronic diseases living in the community and care homes; namely those who have been recently discharged from hospital, people living alone and the elderly. Around 98% of malnutrition exists outside the hospital setting.