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Malnutrition epidemic: Thousands eat so badly they're dangerously undernourished (...and hospital makes it WORSE) - Daily Mail 26th October 2009
"When Gill Reynolds came round from an operation on her colon last year, she was astonished to be told she was seriously malnourished.
'Although I'd lost about a stone, I didn't look particularly thin - but the surgeon said I had malnutrition. "
By 2050, 25m more children will go hungry as climate change leads to food crisis - The Guardian 30th September 2009
"Twenty-five million more children will go hungry by the middle of this century as climate change leads to food shortages and soaring prices for staples such as rice, wheat, maize and soya beans, a report says today."
Couple jailed for manslaughter of baby who died after they used homeopathic remedies for skin disorder - Daily Mail 28th September 2009
A couple whose baby daughter died of septicemia and malnutrition were today jailed for her manslaughter.
Nine-month-old Gloria died after the couple chose to use homeopathic remedies rather than conventional medicine to treat her severe skin disorder.
Prisoners have better diets than those on the NHS, research says - The Times 1st September 2009
Prisoners get healthier and tastier food than most NHS hospital patients, research suggests.
While inmates enjoy balanced diets of carbohydrates and oven-baked meals, the intake of hospital patients is being overlooked, according to experts from Bournemouth University. Researchers, who studied the food eaten by prisoners and those treated on the NHS, found no improvement in health among 40 per cent of patients who were malnourished when they checked into hospital. This is despite more money being spent per person on meals by the NHS.
Patients more likely to go hungry than prisoners - The Telegraph 31st August 2009
People are far more likely to go hungry in an NHS hospital than in a prison, researchers from Bournemouth University said.
Prisoners have a better diet than Health Service hospital patients, scientists warn - Daily Mail 30th August 2009
Patients in Health Service hospitals are far more likely to go hungry than criminals in jail, scientists warned yesterday.
They say frail and elderly patients do not get the help they need with meals, and nobody checks whether they get enough to eat.
Prison food 'beats NHS hospitals' - BBC Health News 30th August 2009
Researchers have claimed the food provided in prisons is better than in NHS hospitals.
Experts from Bournemouth University examined the quality of food offered to prisoners and NHS patients.
JANE CLARKE: Getting older? Treat yourself to more food - Daily Mail 23rd February 2009
Every Tuesday, Britain's leading nutritionist explains how to eat your way to health. This week Jane explains how a huge number of elderly Britons are suffering from malnutrition...
More than 3m Britons at risk of malnutrition, reports says - The Guardian 10th February 2009
More than 3 million people in Britain are seriously underweight and at risk of malnutrition, researchers warned today after an investigation into the medical consequences of poverty and social isolation.
The British Association for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (Bapen) said the NHS committed huge resources to tackling obesity, but paid scant attention to malnourishment.
Malnutrition affecting '3m in UK' - BBC Health News 10th February 2009
People suffering from malnutrition - or at risk of it - in the UK stands at three million, experts believe.
It is the clearest idea yet of the scale of the problem after those in the community as well as hospitals and care homes were included in the count.
Ignoring India's 'republic of hunger' - BBC Health News 25th November 2008
The BBC's Soutik Biswas travels to the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, one of six states holding key elections, and asks why malnutrition has not been a major issue with politicians.
Imprint of famine seen in genes of Second World War babies 60 years on - TheTimes 29th October 2008
Malnourishment in the womb causes genetic changes that can still be seen when people reach middle and old age, according to new research that shows how strongly environmental influences can interact with the human genome to shape health.
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