When we think of malnutrition, we often picture pot-bellied children or people who look severely thin and weak. But malnutrition doesn’t always look dramatic—and in older adults, it’s often hiding in ...

Primary care clinicians are not screening older adults for malnutrition, largely due to an overreliance on outdated diagnostic measures like body mass index (BMI), according to a new study presented ...

Malnutrition in older adults represents a significant global health challenge, impacting both individual well‐being and healthcare systems. Age‐related physiological decline, comorbidities, and ...

Malnutrition is an imbalance between the growth and breakdown of body tissues and nutrient stores, resulting in loss of muscle and organ mass, diminished physical and mental functioning, and impaired ...

The rate of mortality from malnutrition was higher in adults aged 75 years or older than in those aged between 65 and 74 years and increased in both groups over a period of 19 years. The rates varied ...

A new study reveals that appetite loss affects one in four older adults even before they develop malnutrition, suggesting it may serve as an early warning sign of health decline. The research, ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Up to one in six older adults living on their own may not be getting adequate nutrition, a study from Sweden suggests. Researchers found that among 579 adults ages 75 to 80 ...

Older individuals who struggle to chew hard food have a higher risk of becoming malnourished or experiencing significant weight loss over time. This is shown in a new Swedish population-based study by ...