UNDERSTANDING THE RISK FACTORS LIKE FOOD INSECURITY AND CHRONIC DISEASE CAN HELP US SPOT AND ADDRESS MALNUTRITION.
Malnutrition: A Hidden Epidemic Among Older Adults video below from Alliance for Aging Research (2016) gives an overview of malnutrition among older adults. Also available in Spanish.
This video below from Defeat Malnutrition Today (2016) makes the case for policy makers to address malnutrition through a nutrition protocol (Spanish)
Malnutrition: An Older Adult Crisis graphic below from Defeat Malnutrition Today (2019) explains healthcare costs associated with malnutrition
Oral Nutrition Supplements from Dietitian Connection (2020) explains how oral nutritional supplements (ONS) can help malnutrition, and offers examples of ONS products for malnourished adults.
This infographic from the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN) (2021) describes the causes of older adult malnutrition and what it means to have good nutrition.
