Abstract In 2009, the American Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition and its European
counterpart (Euopean Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition) published guidelines …

Fragestellung: Ältere Menschen haben ein erhöhtes Risiko für Mangelernährung und sind
häufig von Mangelernährung betroffen. Dabei besteht oft Unklarheit darüber, welche …

Protein-energy homeostasis is a major determinant of healthy aging. Inadequate nutritional
intakes and physical activity, together with endocrine disturbances are associated with of …

Malnutrition is one of the most common physical manifestations of gastrointestinal (GI)
cancers and is often under-diagnosed and under-treated. Like cancers, malnutrition occurs …

Sarcopenia is the age‐associated loss of lean skeletal muscle mass. It is the result of
multiple physiologic derangements, ultimately resulting in an insidious functional decline …

Objective An acute disease is regularly associated with inflammation, decreased food
intake, and low physical activity; the consequence is loss of muscle mass. However, the …

Background & aims Nutritional derangements are common in elderly patients, but how
nutritional risk affects outcome in this subset of hospital inpatients deserves further …

Loss of appetite and ensuing weight loss is a key feature of severe illnesses. Protein-energy
malnutrition (PEM) contributes significantly to the adverse outcome of these conditions …

Introduction: In acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patients undergoing allogeneic
haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT), there is uncertainty about the extent of …

Background In clinical practice, a large number of post-stroke survivors require nasogastric
tube (NGT) placement and nasal feeding for a relatively long period. However, its impact on …