ABSTRACT Objective: Early detection of malnutrition risk in hospitalized children can improve health outcomes and quality life; however, the number studies where pediatric screening tool is appropriate for Turkish limited. Therefore, this article aims to determine prevalence patients evaluated with Screening Tool Risk on Nutritional Status Growth, Assessment Malnutrition Pediatrics, Pediatric Y...

The New Misola consists of millet soybean, peanut, vitamins, minerals, and industrial amylase. Our objective is to demonstrate that porridge made from local grains and legumes restores the nutritional balance of malnourished children. The study was carried on 304 malnourished children aged 6-48 months including 172 girls and 132 boys from Saint Camille Medical Centre. At the beginning, these ma...

BACKGROUND Malnutrition is a major problem among children with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) and it is essential to be recognized as early as possible. Aim of our study was to assess the nutrition status of children with CKD. METHODS Nutrition status of 30 children (1-16 years) with CKD stages IIIV and on peritoneal dialysis was evaluated. Malnutrition risk was assessed by Pediatric Digital Sc...

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE Malnutrition and inflammation are reported as the most powerful predictors of mortality and morbidity in hemodialysis (HD) patients. Diet has a key role in modulating inflammation and dietary inflammatory index (DII) is a new tool for assessment of inflammatory potential of diet. The aim of this study was to evaluate the application of DII on dietary intake of HD patients a...

• Case #1: A 3-month-old infant is directly admitted to the hospital by his pediatrician for failure to thrive. • Case #2: A 16-year-old girl with anorexia nervosa fails outpatient treatment and is referred for emergency department evaluation. Five months ago, the patient’s body mass index (BMI) was 18 and Z-score was -1.05, indicating mild malnutrition. Her current BMI is 14 and Z-score is -3....

The objectives of the present cross-sectional study were to assess the screening, prevalence and management of malnutrition and identify any co-existence with obesity in adult hospital in-patients. The Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool (MUST) was applied to all medical, surgical, orthopaedic and critical care in-patients in an acute hospital in North-East England on a single day in 2007. An...

OBJECTIVES This study aimed to assess the nutritional status, measured by MNA, and its association with socio-demographic indicators and health related characteristics of a representative sample of community dwelling elderly subjects. DESIGN Cross-sectional study. SETTING Community dwelling elderly individuals living in rural communities in Lebanon. PARTICIPANTS 1200 elderly individuals a...

Objectives: This study aimed to assess the nutritional status, measured by MNA, and its association with socio-demographic indicators and health related characteristics of a representative sample of community dwelling elderly subjects. Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting: Community dwelling elderly individuals living in rural communities in Lebanon. Participants: 1200 elderly individuals age...

BACKGROUND Timely treatment of acute malnutrition in children <5 years of age could prevent >500,000 deaths annually. Screening at community level is essential to identify children with malnutrition. Current WHO guidelines for community screening for malnutrition recommend a Mid Upper Arm Circumference (MUAC) of <115 mm to identify severe acute malnutrition (SAM). However, it is currently uncle...