Sociologist: A recent study of 5, 000 individuals found, on the basis of a physical exam, that more than 25 percent of people older than 65 were malnourished, though only 12 percent of the people in this age group fell below government poverty standards
In contrast, a greater percentage of the people 65 or younger fell below poverty standards than were found in the study to be malnourished
People 65 or younger are less likely to have medical conditions that interfere with their digestion than are people over 65.