Dementia sufferers ‘forgetting to eat’

Most people with dementia struggle to eat properly.

Dementia sufferers ‘forgetting to eat’

People with the condition forget to eat (58%), or forget they have eaten and then eat again (54%), according to a study.

Around half (51%) find it difficult to finish meals and over a third (36%) are too tired to eat.

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