Some families are struggling to put food on the table.
Nearly 70 people have ended up in hospital or A&E with malnutrition in the Glasgow area over the last year.
Malnutrition arises when people don’t get enough food or the right types of nutrients and symptoms include being underweight and feeling tired. The cost of living crisis means more people are struggling to put food on the table and afford electricity and gas to cook proper nutritious meals. She pointed out people who previously had to choose between eating and heating their homes can now do neither.
The pantries, which have bases in Parkhead and Ruchazie among others, distribute surplus food from Fareshare and have about 300 people visiting each every week.The Glasgow SNP spokesperson said a number of measures including the Scottish Child Payment, free school meals and the city’s fuel support programme are also helping.
Councillor Thomas Kerr, Conservative, said: “These figures are extremely worrying and my thoughts are with those patients who ended up in A&E as a result.
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