Recent definitions of malnutrition include low muscle mass within its diagnostic criteria. In
fact, malnutrition is one of the main risk factors of skeletal muscle loss contributing to the …

Malnutrition (undernutrition) remains one of the most serious health problems for older
people worldwide. Many factors contribute to malnutrition in older people, including: loss of …

Preserving muscle is not only crucial for maintaining proper physical movement, but also for
its many metabolic and homeostatic roles. Low muscle mass has been shown to adversely …

Background Weight loss and homeostatic disturbances of both energy and protein balances
are characteristics of several illnesses including cancer, heart failure, and chronic kidney …

Older adults are at risk of protein-energy malnutrition (PEM). PEM detrimentally impacts on
health, cognitive and physical functioning and quality of life. Given these negative health …

COPD is associated with a progressive loss of muscle mass and function. However, there is
an unmet need to define and standardise methods to estimate the prevalence of sarcopenia …

Tackling malnutrition in cancer patients remains one of the most challenging tasks in clinical
practice. Even though robust evidence exists stressing the role of nutritional status in relation …

Preoperative risk stratification has long been developed as a strategy to predict
postoperative outcomes and potentially alter or optimize comorbidities and modifiable risk …

Background: Disease-related malnutrition (DRM) and sarcopenia are common
complications in chronic or severe disease, with a prevalence in general patient population …

Background Sarcopenia and osteoporosis reduce life quality and worsen prognosis in
patients with liver cirrhosis (LC). When these two complications coexist, a diagnosis of …