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The cost of living crisis has been biting into many family's grocery shopping, but older New Zealanders maybe cutting back on food at risk to their own health.
Research published 5 years ago in the Journal of Primary Health showed that out of 174 people going into residential care, 93% were either malnourished or at risk of malnutrition.
Now, Age Concern fears the situation could be getting worse as it is hearing about older people who are reducing the amount of food they are buying as one of the only ways to pay the bills.
Kathryn speaks to Age Concern's CEO Karen Billings-Jensen.
