January 7, 2013
Ellen Smit, Ph.D., RD of Oregon State University is the lead author of this study
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Older adults who are frail much more likely to be food insufficient, according to national study
CORVALLIS, Ore. – A national study of older Americans shows those who have limited mobility and low physical activity – scientifically categorized as “frail” – are five times more likely to report that they often don’t have enough to eat, defined as “food insufficiency,” than older adults who were not frail.