To investigate the relationship between osteoporosis and nutritional status as determined by the Mini-Nutritional Assessment (MNA). MNA (range 0–30 points; <17 indicates malnutrition, 17.5–23.5 risk ...

The elderly constitute a population group with a high prevalence of non-communicable chronic diseases and high risk of malnutrition. The aim of this study was to identify factors associated to ...

To enhance physicians' awareness of nutritional problems in the elderly, a nutritional risk assessment scale was developed and validated. 126 patients (mean age 82.0 ± 6.7, range 65-96 years) admitted ...

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 ...