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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Adult starvation and disease-related malnutrition: A proposal for etiology-based diagnosis in the clinical practice setting from the International Consensus Guideline Committee
Clinical Nutrition, Volume 29, No. 2, Year 2010
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Background & aims: Multiple definitions for malnutrition syndromes are found in the literature resulting in confusion. Recent evidence suggests that varying degrees of acute or chronic inflammation are key contributing factors in the pathophysiology of malnutrition that is associated with disease or injury. Methods: An International Guideline Committee was constituted to develop a consensus approach to defining malnutrition syndromes for adults in the clinical setting. Consensus was achieved through a series of meetings held at the ASPEN and ESPEN Congresses. Results: It was agreed that an etiology-based approach that incorporates a current understanding of inflammatory response would be most appropriate. The Committee proposes the following nomenclature for nutrition diagnosis in adults in the clinical practice setting. " Starvation-related malnutrition" , when there is chronic starvation without inflammation, " chronic disease-related malnutrition" , when inflammation is chronic and of mild to moderate degree, and " acute disease or injury-related malnutrition" , when inflammation is acute and of severe degree. Conclusions: This commentary is intended to present a simple etiology-based construct for the diagnosis of adult malnutrition in the clinical setting. Development of associated laboratory, functional, food intake, and body weight criteria and their application to routine clinical practice will require validation. © 2009 European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism and ASPEN American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition.
Authors & Co-Authors
Jensen, Gordon L.
United States, University Park
Pennsylvania State University
Mirtallo, Jay
United States, Columbus
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Compher, Charlene
United States, Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing
Dhaliwal, Rupinder
Canada, Kingston
Kingston General Hospital, Ontario
Forbes, Alastair
United Kingdom, London
University College Hospital
Grijalba, Rafael Figueredo
Paraguay, San Lorenzo
Universidad Nacional de Asuncion
Hardy, Gil
New Zealand, Auckland
The University of Auckland
Kondrup, Jens
Denmark, Copenhagen
Københavns Universitet
Labadarios, Demetre L.
South Africa, Pretoria
Human Sciences Research Council of South Africa
Nyulasi, Ibolya
Australia, Melbourne
The Alfred
Castillo Pineda, Juan Carlos
Mexico, Morelia
Hospital Angeles Morelia
Waitzberg, Dan Linetzky
Brazil, Sao Paulo
Universidade de São Paulo
Statistics
Citations: 179
Authors: 12
Affiliations: 12
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.clnu.2009.11.010
ISSN:
02615614
Research Areas
Food Security
Violence And Injury