Thousands of children treated for malnutrition in Scotland

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Thousands of children treated for malnutrition in Scotland
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NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde alone recorded 3,895 admissions of under 18s from 2018 to 2022.

Pete Ritchie, of food policy organisation Nourish Scotland, described the Covid pandemic as a "disaster" for the physical and mental health of children and young people.Mr Ritchie added: "Supermarkets need to help us with this cost of living crisis by bringing down the cost of a basket of healthy foods."

The figures, obtained under freedom of information, do not include GP data, where most children at risk of malnutrition would be treated. Malnutrition refers to deficiencies, excesses or imbalances in an individual's intake of energy and or nutrients.'It is important to be vigilant' "In a population, independent of wealth, there will always be a number of children who are not growing according to the expected growth curves and standards and those cases need to be documented and monitored.

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