Primary care clinicians are not screening older adults for malnutrition, largely due to an overreliance on outdated diagnostic measures like body mass index (BMI), according to a new study presented at the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) 2025 Annual Scientific Meeting in Chicago. Researchers at Stanford Health in San Jose, California, analyzed the medical records from 159 visits at a geriatric clinic over a 6-month period and found that not a single patient was screened for malnutrition. This research highlights a critical gap in our approach to care of older adults.
Link: Medscape Medical News (05/2025)
