Background Older adults are at increased risk of malnutrition compared to their younger
counterparts. Malnutrition screening should be conducted using a valid malnutrition …

A nutritionally vulnerable older adult has a reduced physical reserve that limits the ability to
mount a vigorous recovery in the face of an acute health threat or stressor. Often, this …

Background Malnutrition risk estimates vary greatly, and no robust data on the association
between food intake and outcomes exist for hospitals in the United States (US). This study …

Background: There is an international consensus that nutrition screening be performed at
the hospital; however, there is no “best tool” for screening of malnutrition risk in hospitalized …

Background Room service is a foodservice model that has been increasingly implemented
across health care facilities in an effort to improve patient satisfaction and reduce food …

Dietary patterns contribute to cancer risk. Separately, microbial factors influence the
development of several cancers. However, the interaction of diet and the microbiome and …

Purpose: Malnutrition is emerging as a significant factor in patient outcomes. A
contemporary review of malnutrition has not been performed for the urologist. We review the …

Background Malnutrition is a significant problem for hospitalized patients. However, the true
prevalence of reported malnutrition diagnosis in real-world clinical practice is largely …

Nutrition plays an important role in health promotion and disease prevention and treatment
across the lifespan. Physicians and other healthcare professionals are expected to counsel …

* The Joint Commission's Provision of Care, Treatment, and Services Standard PC. 01.02.
01 states,“The hospital assesses and reassesses its patients.” Element of Performance (EP) …