...Adele Hug; Susana Couto Irving Background: Low muscle mass (MM) is a common component of cancer-related malnutrition and sarcopenia, conditions that are all independently associated with an increased risk of mortality. This study aimed to (1) compare the prevalence of low MM, malnutrition...

...Irma H.J. Everink; Stefan Grund; Petra Benzinger; Anne de Vries; Adam L. Gordon; Janneke P. van Wijngaarden; Jürgen M. Bauer; Jos M.G.A. Schols Many patients in geriatric rehabilitation (GR) are physically frail at the time of admission and suffer from malnutrition and sarcopenia, which may worsen...

... is a component of best-practice cancer care, yet it may not be addressed by OCM providers even though up to 80% of patients with cancer develop malnutrition and poor nutrition has a profound impact on cancer treatment and survivorship. Only about half of US ambulatory oncology settings screen for malnutrition...

...Carla M. Prado; Alessandro Laviano; Chelsia Gillis; Anthony D. Sung; Maureen Gardner; Suayib Yalcin; Suzanne Dixon; Shila M. Newman; Michael D. Bastasch; Abby C. Sauer; Refaat Hegazi; Martin R. Chasen Malnutrition, muscle loss, and cachexia are prevalent in cancer and remain key challenges...

...Cecília Medeiros de Morais Background & aims: Elderly cancer patients are at particularly high risk for malnutrition because both the disease and the old age threaten their nutritional status. The Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition (GLIM) released new universal criteria...

...Adam Khorasanchi; Srinidhi Nemani; Sudeep Pandey; Egidio Del Fabbro Malnutrition is common in cancer patients and can occur throughout a patient’s disease course. The contributors to the clinical syndrome of cancer cachexia are often multifactorial, and produced by the cancer and associated pro...

...Sousana Papadopoulou Very little is known about the effect of malnutrition on short-term changes of body composition, particularly muscle, among older hospitalized patients. We sought to investigate the association of malnutrition as assessed by the Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition...

...Amanda Avery Purpose of Review: Food insecurity is defined as the disruption of food intake or eating patterns because of lack of money and other resources. Although a relationship between food insecurity and malnutrition would seem intuitive, this relationship remains unclear. This review...

...Trude Backer Mortensen Background & aims: Malnutrition or undernutrition, arising from a deficiency of energy and protein intake, occurs commonly among community-dwelling individuals in developed countries. Once identified, malnutrition can be effectively treated in the majority of cases...

... different micronutrient deficiencies. Types of malnutrition after bariatric surgery include protein-energy malnutrition and deficiencies of micronutrients, such as iron, folate, vitamin A, and vitamin B 12 . Bariatric patients who do not adhere to the recommended diets are at a greater risk of developing...

...Cecilia Medeiros de Morais Background: The number of older adults is increasing rapidly. Malnutrition is a major problem in this age group, which may adversely affect health and quality of life. Several physiological, socioeconomic, and neuropsychological factors can lead to malnutrition...

... attention [ 1, 2 ]. Approximately 30% of the patients admitted to an ICU have persistent symptoms including muscle weakness, reduced walking ability, fatigue, concentration deficits, memory problems, malnutrition, sleep and mood disorders sometimes even years after discharge [ 3-8 ]. Since 2012...

.... Nutritional therapy is an essential component for the successful treatment and recovery of COVID-19 patients. Given the fact that COVID-19 particularly affects the older age groups who are already at risk for malnutrition, it is recommended to proceed with the screening and assessment of nutritional...