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Nutrition in nursing homes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 September 2013

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In a nutshell

Malnutrition is rife in nursing homes, and low food intake related to lack of appetite is a major cause.

Supplements may have a role, but improving the ambience of mealtimes and providing more personalised attention during feeding are simple, humane measures that can have an important impact.

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Brief Report
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Arbor Clinical Nutrition Updates , Volume 265 , December 2006 , pp. 1 - 3
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2006

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