56. Malnutrition Week

<p>5th to 11th October marks the third Malnutrition Awareness week, the campaign is driven by <a href= "https://www.bapen.org.uk/malnutrition-undernutrition/combating-malnutrition/uk-malnutrition-awareness-week" target="_blank" rel="noopener">BAPEN</a></p> <p>Their drive is to help healthcare professionals and the general public to understand the risk and help reduce malnutrition and dehydration in the vulnerable.</p> <p>This week I also pose the question, what about undernutrition.  This is becoming an increasingly regular problem.  Are we forgetting that the rising levels of childhood obesity are not a correlating with the health of our children.  So are they eating nutritious food?</p> <p>And I am increasingly shocked by the very low cost of some processed foods.  When you have a small budget for food, have very little time and few skills in the kitchen, how do you feed a family?  With low cost ultra-processed food.</p> <p>The <a href="org" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Childrens Right to Food Campaign</a> are working hard to try to ensure that all children get basic nutrition.  </p>