Sharing meals key to health of older people

Sharing meals key to health of older people


Sharing meals with older people – particularly those who live alone – is important to prevent malnourishment, a new study suggests.
The research found more than half of the 75- to 85-year-olds interviewed were at high risk of malnutrition and those most at risk are widows and widowers living alone after being in a relationship.Dr Carol Wham, a nutrition researcher at the University's

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