In 2008 the Australian government released its Closing the Gap Strategy, which laid out plans to achieve health equality for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
One in three hospitalised adults in the US is at risk for malnutrition, a major analysis has found. And patients’ poor food intake is having
Many older adults don’t eat enough to meet their nutritional needs, and this can impact their healing and recovery from injury. In support of this,
Recently we highlighted the need for mandatory meal and nutrition standards in aged care, to improve food quality and health of older adults as an
People may be living longer, but quality of life tends to wane with aging. The burden of disease increases significantly after age 65. As a
Thinking of malnutrition tends to generate images of starving people in third world countries. But malnutrition is silently affecting aging people at home. It afflicts
The appalling, substandard quality of residential aged care in Australia hit the limelight in recent years after staff spoke out and sparked a much needed
Nearly half of older adults don’t get enough protein – and that’s a problem. While a nutritionally well-rounded diet is vital at any age, and
Frailty is a serious problem for older adults and affects around half of people over 80. With its associated issues including weakness, muscle wasting, falls
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