This study is led by Dr. Han-Ping Shi (Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery/Department of Clinical Nutrition, Beijing Shijitan Hospital). In his daily work, Dr. Han-Ping Shi found that malnutrition ...

Standard health surveys administered to elderly people to predict their risk for future hospitalization have not traditionally included questions on nutritional status, despite the importance of ...

A new study published in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior highlights the development of a culturally informed approach to screening for food insecurity among patients at Northern Navajo ...

Background/Aims: Hospitalized patients with Crohn’s disease (CD) can develop severe nutritional deficits. However, the nutritional screening tools with the most utility for such patients are still ...

What happens when people have reliable access to healthy food, including through programs such as SNAP? It turns out, a lot – better health and lower health care costs. The evidence is ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Despite significant advancements in surgical technique, anesthesia and rehabilitation, nutritional status — an ...

End-stage kidney disease patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) often struggle with malnutrition and sarcopenia, a form of musculoskeletal atrophy that amplifies mortality. Untangling the ...

In a recent review published in the journal BMC Global and Public Health, researchers explored the current evidence on nutritionally acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (N-AIDS). They discussed why ...