A team of clinicians, dietitians and researchers has created an automated program to screen for malnutrition in hospitalized children, providing daily alerts to healthcare providers so they can quickly intervene with appropriate ...
Oct 9, 2018
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Evidence of malnutrition—marked by "deficiencies, excesses or imbalances in a person's intake of energy and/or nutrients—can be seen broadly around the world, with the World Health Organization reporting 1.9 billion adults ...
Sep 11, 2018
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A new study from the University of Warwick blames macro-level factors for the double burden of malnutrition among adolescents in developing countries.
Jun 27, 2018
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(HealthDay)—Patients with heart failure frequently have malnutrition, which is associated with increased mortality, according to a study published online May 9 in JACC: Heart Failure.
May 11, 2018
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Almost 75 per cent of older adults involved in a recent Massey University study were at risk of malnourishment, or were malnourished, when they were admitted to hospital.
Apr 23, 2018
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Africa has made great progress in the fight against malnutrition. Between 2000 and 2016 Senegal, Ghana, Rwanda, Ethiopia, Togo, Cameroon and Angola reduced undernourishment, child wasting, child stunting and child mortality ...
Apr 6, 2018
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Malnutrition among hospitalized patients remains a serious issue that has been underdiagnosed and undertreated for decades. It is estimated that nearly one out of five pediatric patients and one out of three adult patients ...
Jan 9, 2018
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New Massey University research highlights the importance of screening for risk of malnutrition among older people as a preventative health measure.
Oct 5, 2017
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Researchers from the University of Copenhagen and humanitarian organizations have conducted a large study in Burkina Faso in West Africa treating more than 1600 children with acute malnutrition. The study, published Monday ...
Sep 12, 2017
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Two gut pathogens commonly found in malnourished children combine to worsen malnutrition and impair growth in laboratory mice, according to new research published in PLOS Pathogens.
Jul 27, 2017
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