This research summary discusses the link between homelessness and malnutrition in Prague. According to this article, only a small proportion of homeless people were found to have indicators of long-term starvation. Yet, these results are surprising as alcoholism, a common cause of malnutrition was frequent and almost half of homeless people in this study indicated involuntary weight loss. As such, the authors argue that this paradox is the result of well-functioning local charity organizations which, as stated by the authors, “help to keep nutritional status of reachable homeless at a satisfactory level.”