Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
M. Gobbi, A. Brunani, M. Arreghini, G. Baccalaro, D. Dellepiane, V. La Vela, E. Lucchetti, M. Barbaglia, A. Cova, E. Fornara, S. Galli, V. Cimolin, L. Brugliera, P. Capodaglio
Summary: This study assessed the nutritional status of SARS-CoV-2 patients after the acute phase and investigated the effects of a multidisciplinary rehabilitation program on their nutritional and functional status. The findings showed that 60% of the patients had malnutrition, and an individualized nutritional intervention and aerobic exercise improved their nutritional and functional status.
CLINICAL NUTRITION
(2022)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Marika Murawiak, Roma Krzyminska-Siemaszko, Aleksandra Kaluzniak-Szymanowska, Marta Lewandowicz, Slawomir Tobis, Katarzyna Wieczorowska-Tobis, Ewa Deskur-Smielecka
Summary: This study assessed the prevalence of abnormal body composition and poor nutritional status in 211 community-dwelling older adults. The results showed that sarcopenia and sarcopenic obesity were often associated with poor nutritional status.
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Xiaojing Sharon Wu, Lina Yousif, Anna Miles, Andrea Braakhuis
Summary: Residents consuming texture-modified diets with ONS had higher intake of energy, protein, carbohydrates, and fat compared to those without ONS. However, they still fell short of their energy and carbohydrate requirements. Both groups had inadequate fibre intake and high saturated fat intake, with a significant portion of residents at risk of malnutrition.
Article
Nursing
Eunjung Kim, Sohyune R. Sok, Chang Won Won
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the factors affecting frailty in older adults and the moderating effects of nutritional status on frailty. In malnourished older adults, depression, SPPB scores, and cognitive function were closely related to increasing age. Malnourished older adults are more likely to suffer from physical impairment, lower cognitive function, and frailty.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NURSING STUDIES
(2021)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Yusuke Ito, Hidetaka Wakabayashi, Shinta Nishioka, Shin Nomura, Ryo Momosaki
Summary: The study aimed to determine the impact of rehabilitation dose on nutritional status at discharge in malnourished patients with hip fracture, finding a positive association between daily rehabilitation dose and improved nutritional status at discharge.
Review
Nutrition & Dietetics
Irene Ciancarelli, Giovanni Morone, Marco Iosa, Antonio Cerasa, Rocco Salvatore Calabro, Giovanni Iolascon, Francesca Gimigliano, Paolo Tonin, Maria Giuliana Tozzi Ciancarelli
Summary: The effectiveness of neurorehabilitation in stroke patients is influenced by their baseline clinical features and nutritional status. Malnutrition, either pre-stroke or due to ischemic injury, impairs rehabilitation outcomes, while a proper nutritional status promotes neuroplasticity and functional recovery. Nutrition strategies based on food components with oxidative and anti-inflammatory properties can help improve nutritional status and support satisfactory rehabilitative outcomes in stroke patients.
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Takako Yodogawa, Yasuhito Nerome, Junya Tokunaga, Hiromichi Hatano, Mika Marutani
Summary: In the elderly population, higher food neophobia, lower oral function, and lower oral-health-related quality of life may increase the risk of malnutrition.
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
I Santos, L. Mendes, H. Mansinho, C. A. Santos
Summary: Pancreatic cancer patients often exhibit severe weight loss and anorexia symptoms, leading to deterioration of nutritional status and functional status, indicating a high nutritional risk population.
CLINICAL NUTRITION
(2021)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Dorothee Bedock, Julie Couffignal, Pierre Bel Lassen, Leila Soares, Alexis Mathian, Jehane P. Fadlallah, Zahir Amoura, Jean-Michel Oppert, Pauline Faucher
Summary: This study found that 28.6% of COVID-19 patients were malnourished 30 days after discharge, compared to 42.3% at admission. Early nutritional management helped some malnourished patients recover a normal nutritional status after discharge, but being transferred to intensive care units and high oxygen requirement during hospitalization were strong predictors of poor nutritional outcome.
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Meryem Elif Ozturk, Rui Poinhos, Claudia Afonso, Nurcan Yabanci Ayhan, Maria Daniel Vaz de Almeida, Bruno M. P. M. Oliveira
Summary: Malnutrition is widespread among older adults, and its determinants may differ between countries. This study compared Portuguese and Turkish non-institutionalized older adults regarding nutritional status, sociodemographic, health and anthropometric characteristics. The results showed that Turkish older adults were more likely to be malnourished or at risk, while Portuguese older adults had a higher prevalence of chronic diseases. Better nutritional status was associated with younger age, higher BMI and calf circumference, and the risk factors for malnutrition included being female, older age, chronic diseases, and lower BMI or calf circumference.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Simona Loddo, Francesco Salis, Samuele Rundeddu, Luca Serchisu, Maria Monica Peralta, Antonella Mandas
Summary: The study found that in elderly patients with poor nutritional status, the severity of comorbidities, STOPP and START alerts, and BEERS 2019 criteria were significantly worse. Additionally, patients with higher MNA scores had higher estimated 10-year survival rates and lower ADR risk scores.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Sadika Haque, Dewan Abdullah Al Rafi, Nafisa Zaman, Md. Salman, Md. Abdullah Al Noman, Md. Nazmul Hoque, Lalita Bhattacharjee, Samantha Farquhar, Sabina Yasmin, Md. Mehedi Hasan, Fatema Tuj Zohora Hira, Aunjuman Ara Prithi, Shamim Ara Shammi, Bilkish Banu, Akbar Hossain
Summary: This study aims to identify factors contributing to stunting in children of mothers working in the ready-made garment sector in Bangladesh. The study found that improving the mother's education level, increasing household size, and receiving antenatal care are important factors in reducing the likelihood of child stunting. However, working women in the sector often face challenges such as low wages and limited access to antenatal care services. To address these challenges, the study recommends policies that support antenatal care, provide daycare facilities, and implement social safety net programs targeting child nutrition.
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Anum Saeedullah, Muhammad Shabir Khan, Simon C. Andrews, Khalid Iqbal, Zia Ul-Haq, Syed Abdul Qadir, Haris Khan, Ishawu Iddrisu, Muhammad Shahzad
Summary: Pakistan has hosted millions of Afghan refugees, many of whom are at high risk of malnutrition due to poor socioeconomic status. A study on adolescent Afghan refugees in a refugee camp in Peshawar, Pakistan found high prevalence of nutritional deficiencies and micronutrient deficiencies. Urgent action is needed to include adolescents in regular screening and intervention programs to address their double burden of malnutrition.
Review
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Ebony Tucker, Natalie Luscombe-Marsh, Christina Ambrosi, Kurt Lushington
Summary: The relationship between nutritional status and quality of life (QoL) in older people in residential aged care has been explored in a systematic review and meta-analyses. The findings indicate a significant positive relationship between nutritional status and QoL, and that nutritional intervention improves QoL in this population.
EXPERIMENTAL GERONTOLOGY
(2022)
Review
Nutrition & Dietetics
Ewa Zielinska-Nowak, Natalia Cichon, Joanna Saluk-Bijak, Michal Bijak, Elzbieta Miller
Summary: Nutrition and rehabilitation are crucial in post-stroke recovery, especially for elderly patients. Developing tailored nutrition strategies and promoting neuroprotective diets can improve functional recovery during and after rehabilitation, while reducing the risk of developing nutrition-related chronic diseases.
Review
Nutrition & Dietetics
Joanna Giang, Xiao Lan, Megan Crichton, Wolfgang Marx, Skye Marshall
Summary: The study found that biophenol-rich nutraceuticals can improve gastrointestinal symptoms in patients with UC, CD, and IBS, and in some cases can also improve quality of life. Of note, resveratrol and peppermint oil showed significant efficacy in UC and CD patients, respectively.
NUTRITION & DIETETICS
(2022)
Review
Nutrition & Dietetics
Megan Crichton, Alexandra R. Davidson, Celia Innerarity, Wolfgang Marx, Anna Lohning, Elizabeth Isenring, Skye Marshall
Summary: This umbrella review of systematic reviews found strong evidence supporting the use of ginger in pregnant women for antiemetic effects, in osteoarthritis for analgesic effects, and in glycemic control. Ginger also showed positive effects on blood pressure, weight management, dysmenorrhea, postoperative nausea, chemotherapy-induced vomiting, blood lipid profile, and anti-inflammatory and antioxidant biomarkers. However, the evidence strength varied and there were limitations in intervention heterogeneity and reporting. More randomized controlled trials with standardized ginger products and adequate sample sizes are needed to better inform clinical prescription.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION
(2022)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Irene Deftereos, Justin M. C. Yeung, Janan Arslan, Vanessa M. Carter, Elizabeth Isenring, Nicole Kiss
Summary: This study investigated the health service nutrition practices of sites providing care to patients undergoing surgery for upper gastrointestinal cancer in Australia. The use of nutrition care pathways/protocols was associated with improved patient outcomes.
JOURNAL OF HUMAN NUTRITION AND DIETETICS
(2023)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Michelle Blumfield, Andrew McConnell, Peter Petocz, Anika Rouf, Emily Duve, Scott B. Teasdale, Skye Marshall, Flavia Fayet-Moore
Summary: The study revealed that discretionary energy intake was excessive among Indigenous Australian adolescents and had relationships with sex, self-perceived health, weight satisfaction, and geographical remoteness. Males had a higher percentage of discretionary energy intake and associations with metabolic complications risk, self-perceived weight, and weight satisfaction. Further research is needed to develop sex-specific and culturally appropriate strategies to reduce discretionary food intake among Indigenous Australian adolescents.
NUTRITION & DIETETICS
(2023)
Review
Nutrition & Dietetics
Megan Crichton, Skye Marshall, Wolfgang Marx, Elizabeth Isenring, Anna Lohning
Summary: Ginger (Zingiber officinale) has potential therapeutic effects on chronic conditions and symptoms in humans, but there is a lack of simplified examination on the underlying mechanisms, hindering interpretation and translation to practice. This comprehensive review confirms the mechanisms of ginger, such as reducing inflammation, lowering blood pressure, regulating blood lipid profile, aiding glycemic control, weight management, and reducing nausea and vomiting. Further human trials are needed to confirm its other effects and understand its therapeutic effects better.
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Skye Marshall, Graeme G. Rich, Felicity Cohen, Asha Soni, Elizabeth Isenring
Summary: The study found that patients choosing endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty (ESG) versus laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) did not differ significantly in comorbidities, body fat percentage, or weight-related quality of life. The choice of surgical procedure may be related to patients' self-esteem levels and hunger sensations.
JMIR FORMATIVE RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Andrea Elliott, Simone Gibson, Judy Bauer, Anna Cardamis, Zoe Davidson
Summary: Malnutrition is a global health concern that affects patient outcomes, hospital stay duration, and healthcare costs. While there is extensive research on undernutrition in hospitalized patients, data on overnutrition is limited. This study examines the prevalence of both under and overnutrition in a hospitalized population and evaluates the dietetic care provided to obese patients using the Nutrition Care Process Model. The findings reveal a high prevalence of overweight and obese patients, lower malnutrition risk profiles in these patients, and a lack of nutrition diagnosis following the recommended model.
Review
Nutrition & Dietetics
Hei Chun Nicholas Chan, Xinzhu Fei, Eden Long Yin Leung, Keanne Langston, Skye Marshall, Barbara Suzanne van der Meij
Summary: This systematic review and meta-analysis examined the post-discharge consequences of malnutrition, sarcopenia, and frailty in older adults admitted to inpatient rehabilitation. The findings showed that these wasting conditions were associated with lower quality of life, lower rates of home discharge, and higher rates of health service use, physical dysfunction, and mortality following discharge.
CLINICAL NUTRITION ESPEN
(2023)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Georgia Spry, Ashleigh McIntosh, Nicola Gadd, Zoe Martin, Brianna Fear-Keen, Jennifer Hoult, Isabella R. R. Maimone, Patrice Jones, Jaimon T. Kelly, Skye Marshall
Summary: This study examined the association between disordered eating patterns (DEPs) and clinical outcomes in adults who underwent bariatric weight loss procedures. The results showed that night eating was associated with a higher number of adverse events in LSG patients, while non-hungry eating was associated with a higher number of adverse events in ESG patients. These findings suggest the need for multidisciplinary support to address these disordered eating patterns.
OBESITY SCIENCE & PRACTICE
(2023)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Megan Crichton, Skye Marshall, Wolfgang Marx, Elizabeth Isenring, Xabier Vazquez-Campos, Samantha L. Dawson, Anna Lohning
Summary: This study examined the effects of standardized ginger supplement on gastrointestinal bacteria in healthy adults. The results showed that ginger supplementation altered aspects of gastrointestinal bacteria composition and improved indigestion symptoms.
JOURNAL OF NUTRITION
(2023)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Patrice Jones, Michelle Blumfield, Emma Beckett, Skye Marshall, Kylie Abbott, Emily Duve, Flavia Fayet-Moore
Summary: This study provides real-world evidence on the characteristics of VLCD users in Australia and their associations with program success, weight loss, QOL, and health. Regular users showed greater weight loss, success, and higher self-efficacy compared to intermittent users. These findings can be used to improve VLCD programs in Australia and other countries.
OBESITY SCIENCE & PRACTICE
(2023)
Meeting Abstract
Surgery
Skye Marshall, Graeme Rich, Felicity Cohen, Asha Soni, Elizabeth Isenring
Article
Primary Health Care
Prudence Carr, Tim Keighley, Peter Petocz, Michelle Blumfield, Graeme G. Rich, Felicity Cohen, Asha Soni, Isabella R. Maimone, Flavia Fayet-Moore, Elizabeth Isenring, Skye Marshall
Summary: This study examined the effectiveness and safety of ESG and LSG weight loss procedures in the Australian setting. The results showed that LSG had higher excess weight loss than ESG at 12 months, while ESG improved quality of life and some biochemical markers at both 6 and 12 months. Both procedures achieved some success in reducing fat mass.
