Malnutrition is a highly prevalent condition in older adults, and poses a substantial burden
on health, social, and aged-care systems. Older adults are vulnerable to malnutrition due to …

Malnutrition is a serious problem with a negative impact on the quality of life and the
evolution of patients, contributing to an increase in morbidity, length of hospital stay …

Summary The Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition (GLIM) provides consensus
criteria for the diagnosis of malnutrition that can be widely applied. The GLIM approach is …

Frailty is a highly prevalent condition in the elderly that has been increasingly considered as
a crucial public health issue, due to the strict correlation with a higher risk of fragility …

Malnutrition has historically been researched and addressed within two distinct silos,
focusing either on undernutrition, food insecurity, and micronutrient deficiencies, or on …

Following the new ESPEN Standard Operating Procedures, the previous guidelines to
provide best medical nutritional therapy to critically ill patients have been updated. These …

Hypoalbuminemia is associated with inflammation. Despite being addressed repeatedly in
the literature, there is still confusion regarding its pathogenesis and clinical significance …

Background Malnutrition and dehydration are widespread in older people, and obesity is an
increasing problem. In clinical practice, it is often unclear which strategies are suitable and …

Rationale This initiative is focused on building a global consensus around core diagnostic
criteria for malnutrition in adults in clinical settings. Methods In January 2016, the Global …

A frequent complication in liver cirrhosis is malnutrition, which is associated with the
progression of liver failure, and with a higher rate of complications including infections …