In a study published today in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology of more than 5,000 acute coronary syndromes (ACS) patients, 71.8% were considered malnourished by at least one nutrition ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

If I Have the Courage…I Prefer to See a Doctor: A Qualitative Exploration of Ethiopian Women’s Hesitancy to Screen for Cervical Cancer Using HPV Self-Sampling Malnutrition is a common and serious ...

Medical nutrition therapy (MNT) is an evidence-based, individualized nutrition process meant to help treat certain medical conditions. The term was introduced in 1994 by what is now the Academy of ...

When the suspicion of malignancy arises, the patient must undergo diagnostic and staging workup, after which the multidisciplinary tumor board suggests a therapeutic plan for the patient consisting of ...

Malnutrition is an imbalance between the growth and breakdown of body tissues and nutrient stores, resulting in loss of muscle and organ mass, diminished physical and mental functioning, and impaired ...

Food and nutrition security exists when all people at all times have access to nutritious food for the prevention and treatment of disease and the promotion of health and well-being. Food and ...