{"id":75095,"date":"2026-08-09T07:36:44","date_gmt":"2026-08-08T23:36:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=75095"},"modified":"2026-08-09T07:36:44","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T23:36:44","slug":"how-hong-kongs-elderly-face-hidden-malnutrition-risk-and-expert-tips-on-staying-healthy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=75095","title":{"rendered":"How Hong Kong\u2019s elderly face \u2018hidden malnutrition\u2019 risk and expert tips on staying healthy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.i-scmp.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/1280x720\/public\/d8\/images\/canvas\/2026\/08\/05\/151f3f9a-0eaa-421c-9854-734ed6340624_b2d2fd44.jpg?itok=SX1y1p5A&amp;v=1785907229\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Beneath the longevity statistics lies a quiet crisis: \u201chidden malnutrition\u201d among the elderly, who consume enough calories to survive, yet suffer from severe, unseen nutrient deficiencies that silently strip away their independence.<\/p>\n<div datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1xdhyk6 ec74h0k0\">Decreasing mobility, shrinking appetites and <span data-qa=\"Component-Text\" class=\"css-0 ef9u0v00\">tiny flats<\/span> influence how the city\u2019s older adults eat. Calorie needs naturally drop with age, but the body\u2019s demand for vital nutrients actually surges \u2013 making targeted nutrition vital for \u201c<span data-qa=\"Component-Text\" class=\"css-0 ef9u0v00\">ageing in place<\/span>\u201d safely.<\/div>\n<div datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1xdhyk6 ec74h0k0\">Ageing ushers in changes to the body \u2013 <span data-qa=\"Component-Text\" class=\"css-0 ef9u0v00\">metabolism slows<\/span>, energy needs decrease and the ability to chew, swallow and digest food may be compromised. For many, growing older comes with financial constraints and living with chronic conditions like heart disease and diabetes.<\/div>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">These factors can affect nutritional intake, further affecting health.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">\u201cPoor nutrition doesn\u2019t just affect body weight; it affects an older person\u2019s ability to stay active and independent and to recover from illness,\u201d says Hong Kong-based dietitian Kirti Tatiwala, from Central Health Medical Practice.<\/p>\n<div datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1xdhyk6 ec74h0k0\">\u201cOver time, inadequate nutrient intake can lead to <span data-qa=\"Component-Text\" class=\"css-0 ef9u0v00\">muscle loss<\/span>, vitamin deficiencies and reduced mobility, increasing the <span data-qa=\"Component-Text\" class=\"css-0 ef9u0v00\">risk of falls<\/span> and fractures. It can also weaken the <span data-qa=\"Component-Text\" class=\"css-0 ef9u0v00\">immune system<\/span>, delay wound healing, increase fatigue and slow recovery after illness.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<center><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/lifestyle\/health-wellness\/article\/3363012\/how-hong-kongs-elderly-face-hidden-malnutrition-risk-and-expert-tips-staying-healthy?utm_source=rss_feed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><br \/>\n<center\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Beneath the longevity statistics lies a quiet crisis: \u201chidden malnutrition\u201d among the elderly, who consume enough calories to survive, yet suffer from severe, unseen nutrient&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":75096,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[4725,2731,3507,10469,3020,3569,5010,1568,1567,7801,263],"class_list":["post-75095","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bored-interesting","tag-elderly","tag-expert","tag-face","tag-healthy","tag-hidden","tag-hong","tag-kongs","tag-malnutrition","tag-risk","tag-staying","tag-tips","wpcat-33-id"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75095","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=75095"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75095\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/75096"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=75095"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=75095"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=75095"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}