UK Trends for Learning Difficulties & Nutrition
What are Adults with Learning Difficulties trends compared with the general population? The following conditions are significantly increased amongst Adults with Learning Difficulties: –
- > Overweight
- > Underweight
- > Swallowing difficulties
- > Gastro esophageal reflux
- > Diabetes
- > Bowel disorders
- > Oral health issues
- > Hypertension
- > Stroke
- > Coronary Heart disease
- > Poverty
- > Social exclusion
And, most startlingly 58% of Adults with Learning Difficulties are more likely to die before the age of 50 years !
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