WHY I’M WORRIED ABOUT . . .

THE very notion that anyone should die in this country from malnutrition is disturbing; that it should be happening daily on NHS wards is appalling.

Yet the Office For National Statistics reports that one hospital patient a day dies with a basic lack of essential nutrients as an underlying cause or contributory factor. NHS England responds saying that good nutrition will be made a clear priority. Excellent news.

Yet what about that other group of people who are arguably now most prone to malnutrition — the obese? Their diets, while calorie rich, are often nutrient poor, yet NHS England is not so quick to tackle that particular thorn.