Background There is great overlap between the presentation of cachexia, sarcopenia, and
malnutrition. Distinguishing between these conditions would allow for better targeted …

Introduction Nutrition screening is an initial procedure in which the risk of malnutrition is
identified. The aims of this review were to identify malnutrition risk from nutrition screening …

Purpose In the oncology population where malnutrition prevalence is high, more descriptive
screening tools can provide further information to assist triaging and capture acute change …

Functional status assessment has been recommended as a part of a complete nutrition
assessment for decades, but the specific components of this assessment have eluded a …

Background Cancer cachexia (CC) is a multifactorial syndrome characterised by ongoing
skeletal muscle loss that leads to progressive functional impairment driven by reduced food …

Background & aims The high prevalence of malnourished cancer patients highlights the
importance of sensitive and specific tools for nutritional risk and status assessment …

The aim of this study was to determine if handgrip strength (HGS) is a predictor of nutritional
risk in community-dwelling older adults. A cross-sectional study was carried out to determine …

Hospital malnutrition is a longstanding problem that continues to be underrecognized and
undertreated. The aim of this narrative review is to summarize novel, solution‐focused …

Background Cancer cachexia (CC) is highly prevalent and associated with significant
morbidity and mortality, yet underrecognized. In 2011, an international cachexia consensus …