Malnutrition Awareness Week: 17th – 23rd November 2025

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Over three million people in the UK are either malnourished, or at risk of malnutrition. There are many factors contributing to this statistic – the rising cost of living, food and energy prices, social isolation.

 Malnutrition is both a cause and consequence of illness – often a hidden problem it can go unnoticed.

Malnutrition Awareness Week is a campaign run by The British Association for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (BAPEN) aimed at raising awareness of malnutrition, and work to advance the nutritional care of patients and those at risk from malnutrition in the wider community.

Malnutrition is a serious condition that happens when your diet does not contain the right amount of nutrients.

It means “poor nutrition” and can refer to:

  • undernutrition – not getting enough nutrients
  • overnutrition – getting more nutrients than needed

You can find out more on the NHS website here.