Inflammation is an adaptive process to the noxious stimuli that the human body is constantly
exposed to. From the local inflammatory response to a full-blown systemic inflammation, a …

Protein needs for otherwise healthy individuals older than 19 years are defined by the
recommended dietary allowance (RDA) at 0.80 g protein/kg/day. There is no …

Purpose Muscle wasting deteriorates life quality after critical illness and increases mortality.
Wasting starts upon admission to intensive care unit (ICU). We aimed to determine whether …

The International Protein Summit in 2016 brought experts in clinical nutrition and protein
metabolism together from around the globe to determine the impact of high‐dose protein …

Background & aims Different metabolic phases can be distinguished in critical illness, which
influences nutritional treatment. Achieving optimal nutritional treatment during these phases …

The growth of the elderly population worldwide is posing significant challenges to human
society. The progressive physical and physiological changes occur with aging, including …

Background Intermittent fasting (IF) is a dietary approach that is widely popular due to its
effects on weight and body fat loss, but it does not appear to ensure muscle mass …

Critically ill people are unable to eat. What's the best way to feed them? Nutrition authorities
have long recommended providing generous amounts of protein and calories to critically ill …

Many intensive care unit (ICU) patients do not achieve target protein intakes particularly in
the early days following admittance. This period of iatrogenic protein undernutrition …

The rationale for the provision of nitrogen from proteins given via the enteral route or from
intravenous amino acids is to boost the synthesis of muscle proteins, and thereby to limit the …