Disease-related malnutrition in adult patients who have been admitted to hospital is a
syndrome associated with substantially increased morbidity, disability, short-term and long …

Importance Malnutrition affects a considerable proportion of the medical inpatient
population. There is uncertainty regarding whether use of nutritional support during …

Background Malnutrition and dehydration are widespread in older people, and obesity is an
increasing problem. In clinical practice, it is often unclear which strategies are suitable and …

Background Malnutrition and dehydration are widespread in older people, and obesity is an
increasing problem. In clinical practice, it is often unclear which strategies are suitable and …

Background & aims Polymorbidity (also known as multimorbidity)–defined as the co-
occurrence of at least two chronic health conditions–is highly prevalent, particularly in the …

The focus of nutrition is often on healthy diets and exercise to minimise the risk of
developing lifestyle diseases such as cancer, diabetes and cardiovascular disease …

Background Disease-related malnutrition in polymorbid medical inpatients is a highly
prevalent syndrome associated with significantly increased morbidity, disability, short-and …

Although the prevalence of malnutrition in the old age is increasing worldwide a synthetic
understanding of the impact of aging on the intake, digestion, and absorption of nutrients is …

Importance During acute illness, nutritional therapy is widely used for medical inpatients with
malnutrition or at risk for malnutrition. Yet, to our knowledge, no comprehensive trial has …

Background & aims In patients with malnutrition there is an increased long-term risk for
mortality beyond the preciding hospital stay. We investigated the effects of postdischarge …