The focus of nutrition is often on healthy diets and exercise to minimise the risk of
developing lifestyle diseases such as cancer, diabetes and cardiovascular disease …

Critical illness is a hypercatabolic state. It has been hypothesized that timely and adequate
nutrition support may optimize the host response and thereby minimize nutritionally related …

Background Guidelines recommend the use of nutritional support during hospital stays for
medical patients (patients not critically ill and not undergoing surgical procedures) at risk of …

Importance Malnutrition affects a considerable proportion of the medical inpatient
population. There is uncertainty regarding whether use of nutritional support during …

Background & aims Polymorbidity (also known as multimorbidity)–defined as the co-
occurrence of at least two chronic health conditions–is highly prevalent, particularly in the …

Background Hospitalized, malnourished older adults have a high risk of readmission and
mortality. Objective Evaluation of a high-protein oral nutritional supplement (HP-HMB) …

Background Disease-related malnutrition in polymorbid medical inpatients is a highly
prevalent syndrome associated with significantly increased morbidity, disability, short-and …

In the US, malnutrition is prevalent among hospitalized patients and is associated with
higher morbidity, mortality, and healthcare costs when compared with those without …

The current era of health care delivery, with its focus on providing high-quality, affordable
care, presents many challenges to hospital-based health professionals. The prevention and …

Malnutrition is common among hospitalized patients in the United States, and its coded
prevalence is increasing. Malnutrition is known to be associated with increased morbidity …