Malnutrition is widespread in older people and represents a major geriatric syndrome with
multifactorial etiology and severe consequences for health outcomes and quality of life. The …

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 …

Refeeding syndrome (RFS) is the metabolic response to the switch from starvation to a fed
state in the initial phase of nutritional therapy in patients who are severely malnourished or …

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 …

A tool to assess nutritional status in older persons was really needed. It took 5 years to
design the MNA®(Mini Nutrition Assessment) tool, complete the first validations studies both …

In hospitals through Europe and worldwide, the practices regarding hospital diets are very
heterogeneous. Hospital diets are rarely prescribed by physicians, and sometimes the …

Aging is linked to physiological and pathophysiological changes. In this context, elderly
patients often are frail, which strongly correlates with negative health outcomes and …

Abstract The Refeeding Syndrome (RFS) is a potentially serious, but still overlooked
condition, occurring in individuals who are rapidly fed after a period of severe …

Refeeding syndrome (RS) is characterized by electrolyte imbalances that can occur in
malnourished and abruptly refed patients. Typical features of RS are hypophosphatemia …

Abstract Background/Objectives The Refeeding Syndrome (RFS) is a serious complication
in patients receiving nutrition support after a period of severe malnutrition. We frequently …