The interactions between obesity and infectious diseases have recently received increasing
recognition as emerging data have indicated an association between obesity and poor …

There is strong evidence indicating that excess adiposity negatively impacts immune
function and host defence in obese individuals. This is a review of research findings …

Guidelines for the Provision and Assessment of Nutrition Support Therapy in the Adult Critically
Ill Patient: Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) and American Society for Parenteral and …

Dr. Taylor disclosed serving as an ASPEN committee member and DNS past chair. Dr.
McClave disclosed other relationships with Nestle (consulting), Abbott (Speaker) …

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 …

Obesity increases morbidity and mortality through its multiple effects on nearly every human
system. However, the various aspects of the association between obesity and infection have …

Background Severe illness due to 2009 pandemic A (H1N1) infection has been reported
among persons who are obese or morbidly obese. We assessed whether obesity is a risk …

An increasing recognition has emerged of the complexities of the global health agenda—
specifically, the collision of infections and noncommunicable diseases and the dual burden …

Objective: To evaluate the effect of obesity on intensive care unit mortality, duration of
mechanical ventilation, and intensive care unit length of stay among critically ill medical and …

Background: The relationship between body mass index (BMI) and development of acute
respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is unknown. Methods: A cohort study of critically ill …