Research by older people's charity Food Train looked at the extent of food insecurity in the elderly, but the group fears the figure could be much higher than reported.
The Scottish Government has been urged to act as a charity claimed 16% of pensioners are at risk of malnutrition.
The research looked at eight areas of Scotland, along with the country as a whole, and found 28% of pensioners in Glasgow were at risk of malnutrition in the past three years, with the same figure found in Falkirk, followed by 23% in Stirling and Clackmannanshire and 23% in Dundee. "What about the people who aren't using services like ours and are slipping through the net? Malnourishment among older people is a hidden problem, which has a serious impact on people's health.
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