malnutrition – Lynn Burns RNutr

Malnutrition starts at home

It’s malnutrition week. I support it wholeheartedly. Malnutrition is silent and subtle. It causes people to have poorer quality of life. People who are malnourished get ill more easily with more complications and poorer recovery. We think of malnutrition as something that is for hospitals and care homes. But more than 90% of malnutrition is…

Malnutrition Awareness Week

Last week was the first UK Malnutrition Awareness Week. And I don’t mean malnutrition in developing nations or in war torn countries. Malnutrition is a huge issue in the UK and Europe. It surprises people that malnutrition in developed nations cost more per year than the effects of obesity. The most recent estimate is £19.6…

Keep active and eat protein rich foods for healthy ageing

What a protein rich meal – eggs, beans and cheese! These are naturally protein rich foods. However, you may have noticed that extra protein is also being added to many foods – breakfast cereals, chocolate bars and snack bars to name a few. Protein is certainly having its moment in the spotlight and getting some…

Do you know someone with cancer?

I found out recently that a friend has been diagnosed with cancer. It is not the first time that a friend of mine has been through the mill (she came out the other side and is fit and healthy several years later- hooray) and I have seen friends cope with family members or close friends…

Parkinson’s Disease Eating Well Talk

Last Saturday I went along to the Aylesbury Parkinson’s Disease support group and gave a presentation on eating well. I think it was a much appreciated session, there were lots of questions and people seemed to be very grateful for the information. Hydration is a big problem. There are so many reasons why something as…

10 July – Caroline Walker Trust lecture “Eating Our Way to a Healthy Old Age”

The Caroline Walker Trust held its 25th Anniversary Lecture last week and it was a really positive meeting. We had 3 amazing speakers talking about various aspects of improving the nutritional status of older people. Professor Janice Thompson asked as to consider what constitutes healthy ageing. She prompted us to consider how we engage with…