Nutritional status assessment in hospitalised children is a critical component of paediatric care, as malnutrition is strongly associated with adverse clinical outcomes such as extended hospital stays ...

There are many tools used to assess malnutrition in kidney disease patients, but making the right diagnosis takes some careful interpretation and consideration of all factors. This goes beyond ...

Malnutrition in older adults represents a significant global health challenge, impacting both individual well‐being and healthcare systems. Age‐related physiological decline, comorbidities, and ...

The Subjective Global Assessment gives a grade of malnutrition based on questions asked about weight loss, dietary intake changes, gastrointestinal tract symptoms, physical function, and parameters of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Researchers have designed an assessment tool to detect malnutrition in pediatric patients with end-stage kidney ...

Eating food and absorbing its nutrients is an everyday occurrence, but this normal activity can look different for someone who suffers from inflammatory bowel disease. IBD, which includes Crohn's ...

The level of nutrition care that older adults receive when they’re in and then discharged from hospital emergency departments is largely lacking, a new study finds. “A significant gap exists between ...

Despite claiming to have prioritized health equity, the Biden administration just missed an opportunity to address poor nutrition—an important health and equity issue for older adults in particular.

Malnutrition continues to be a widespread issue in Australian aged care homes, but Griffith University researchers are striving to address the problem through the use of an early diagnostic tool ...

A study, recently published in the journal Science China Life Sciences, was led by Dr. Han-Ping Shi (Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery/Department of Clinical Nutrition, Beijing Shijitan Hospital) ...

Nutritional compromise in cervical cancer patients undergoing chemoradiotherapy predicts poor survival, increased toxicity, ...

Dietitians who work with nursing home patients are urging the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services not to remove critical coding that helps identify seniors either with malnutrition or at risk for ...