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Originally Posted by RedWifey
My MIL would say that you don't want to be skinny because whenever you do get sick and go into the hospital you'll have nothing to keep you going when you can't eat.
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This is very true! Look at my poor mom....all of 80 lbs. What happens if she ends up in the hospital or falls? She dies, that's what.
And, Roland, in my mom's case, she was always on the smaller side. The onset of dementia/alzheimer's definitely made a profound difference in her appetite and/or her appetite sensors. She's also been diagnosed with "frailty", and so it becomes even more of an issue:
http://www.healthandage.com/Frailty-What-Is-It-Exactly