Research carried out by Trinity College Dublin has found that meals-on-wheels dinners are lacking in vital nutrients such as vitamin C, vitamn D and calcium. As a result, the report stated that over a third of reciepients were malnourished or at risk of nutrient deficiency.
The average meal contributed only 25% of the daily requirement of [...]
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Meals-on-wheels lack vital nutrients
Posted: Tuesday, January 19th, 2010