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

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 ...

Human body composition measurements such as fat and fat-free mass play a critical role in qualifying health and nutritional status, the impact of disease, and change due to nutritional, therapeutic, ...

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

A prospective cohort (N = 126) collected clinical data over a 2-year period. Collection of IIPAN's nutritional services received during treatment and clinical data were abstracted from medical charts ...

A substantial proportion of patients hospitalised with chronic heart failure (HF) were at risk for malnutrition, which was associated with elevated odds of frailty — and frailty, in turn, was linked ...

This paper, written by HelpAge International, VALID International and Brixton Health looks at the field trial in an urban setting of the Rapid Assessment Method for Older People (RAM-OP) to assess ...

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 ...