Slovenian MEP Alojz Peterle has called for mandatory nutrition risk screening to help tackle the problem of malnutrition.Perhaps not doing this might help.
Speaking in parliament on Tuesday, the centre-right deputy said he plans to launch a resolution calling for pan-European screening for all hospital patients.
He said, "Malnutrition is associated with a whole host of public health concerns and chronic conditions - including obesity, cardiovascular disease, musculoskeletal disorders, some cancers and certain rare diseases.
"All of these place a considerable economic burden on healthcare systems, particularly as society continues to age.
"Malnutrition requires a cross-cutting solution; a good first step would be mandatory nutrition risk screening across Europe, on which I will encourage my colleagues to adopt a parliamentary resolution."
The conference was told that some 20 million EU citizens suffer from malnutrition and the health-related costs of the condition are estimated to be as high as €120bn a year.
Tuesday 9 November 2010
Mandatory Nutrition Risk Screening
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Will they now be campaigning to overturn any aspect of Codex Alimentarious that has prevented and restricted the sale of vitamins and minerals therefore?
ReplyDeleteNo..?
Well if not, I reserve the right to smell a very large rat...