Wasting/cachexia is prevalent among patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). It is to be
distinguished from malnutrition, which is defined as the consequence of insufficient food …

Abstract Objectives of Review: Protein-energy wasting (PEW) is a state of disordered
catabolism resulting from metabolic and nutritional derangements in chronic disease states …

Background Weight loss and homeostatic disturbances of both energy and protein balances
are characteristics of several illnesses including cancer, heart failure, and chronic kidney …

Loss of protein stores, presenting as clinical wasting, is reported to have a prevalence of 30–
60% and is an important risk factor for mortality in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients …

The recent research findings concerning syndromes of muscle wasting, malnutrition, and
inflammation in individuals with chronic kidney disease (CKD) or acute kidney injury (AKI) …

Cachexia is a multifactorial syndrome defined by significant body weight loss, fat and muscle
mass reduction, and increased protein catabolism. Protein energy wasting (PEW) is …

Protein-energy wasting (PEW) is common in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and
is associated with an increased death risk from cardiovascular diseases. However, while …

Protein-energy wasting (PEW) is common in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD).
PEW is one of the strongest predictors of mortality in patients with CKD. The International …

Abstract Protein-energy wasting (PEW), which is manifested by low serum levels of albumin
or prealbumin, sarcopenia and weight loss, is one of the strongest predictors of mortality in …

Beddhu et al.[1] recently have reported that there were no positive associations of
malnutrition with documented acute coronary syndromes requiring hospitalization in a large …