Researchers conducted a prospective, observational study to explore the impact of nutritional status prior to cancer treatment initiation and mortality risk.

Malnutrition in older adults represents a significant global health challenge, impacting both individual well‐being and healthcare systems. Age‐related physiological decline, comorbidities, and ...

A comprehensive review assessed the ways that proper nutrition could help reduce the adverse effects of hepatic encephalopathy in patients with hepatic encephalopathy. A recent review published in the ...

Nutritional status assessment in hospitalised children is a critical component of paediatric care, as malnutrition is strongly associated with adverse clinical outcomes such as extended hospital stays ...

A novel model for gauging nutritional risk among patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) showed high accuracy and may provide a simpler, more targeted alternative to currently used nutritional ...

Researchers suggest that specialized nutritional rehabilitation programs and cachexia clinics are ideal for managing anorexia-cachexia syndrome in patients with cancer.

The newest KDOQI guideline for renal nutrition, which took 5 years to develop, expands recommendations to include patients with all stages of chronic kidney disease. The National Kidney Foundation ...

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Racial and ethnic disparities in presentation, treatment, and outcomes for minority populations with diagnosis of lung cancer. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2013 ASCO Annual Meeting I.

Nutritional issues such as ARFID are highly prevalent among patients with SSc and can lead to poor outcomes and other systemic complications.

Credit: Getty Images A full nutrition assessment must be undertaken and, from there, appropriate interventions can be developed and monitored for improved health outcomes. Albumin may be informative ...

While fortified nutritional yeast provides B12 and is a good addition to a vegetarian diet, fortification levels vary widely ...