OBJECTIVE Malnutrition is common among hemodialysis patients and is associated with higher rates of morbidity and mortality. The aim of this study was to evaluate nutritional status of geriatric hemodialysis patients. METHODS Total of 163 hemodialysis patients were initially screened, and 55 patients (28 males, 27 females; mean age: 72.9±8.4 years) met the criteria for inclusion. Patients wer...

Objective: To determine the prevalence of malnutrition among pulmonary TB patients prior to starting treatment and assess the impact of socio-economic characteristics on their nutritional status Design: Intervention study Setting: Communicable Diseases Unit, Effia-Nkwanta Regional hospital, Sekondi, Ghana Participants: A total of 570 newly diagnosed adults with pulmonary tuberculosis Interventi...

Anorexia and malnutrition confer significant morbidity and mortality to patients with end-stage kidney disease but are resistant to therapy. The aim of this study was to determine whether subcutaneous administration of ghrelin, an appetite-stimulating gut hormone, could enhance food intake in patients who are receiving maintenance peritoneal dialysis and have evidence of malnutrition. The princ...

Introduction: Adolescence is one of the most critical stages of human growth. Its rate and scale is varied in different parts of the world therefore, the consideration of young girls’ dietary intake is highly important. The aim of this study was to determine nutritional status using anthropometric index in a representative sample of adolescent School Girls in Northeastern Iran Methodology...

Many factors contribute to morbidity and mortality in patients with end-stage renal disease, one of these being malnutrition. Eating disorders are inevitable in patients with uremia. A common associated factor is inflammation with hypoalbuminemia and decrease in serum proteins. In the present study, data on 33 (38.37%) female and 53 (61.63%) male patients were assessed with standard statistical...

INTRODUCTION Protein energy wasting is common in hemodialysis patients and linked to increased morbidity mortality. Anthropometric measurements such as skin fold thickness, mid arm circumference muscle are widely used assess nutritional status on maintenance hemodialysis. Subjective global assessment dialysis malnutrition score classify patients’ status. The aim of this study was the using anth...

INTRODUCTION In India, approximately 20 percent of children under the age of four suffer from severe malnutrition, while half of all the children suffer from undernutrition. The contributions of knowledge and attitudes of nutrition-conscious behaviors of the mothers to childhood malnutrition has been unclear. The purpose of this study was to explore maternal knowledge of the causes of malnutrit...

Objective: To assess the magnitude of malnutrition in hemodialysis patients Pakistan and identify contributing factors order to facilitate timely interventions improve their quality life. Methodology: A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted at nephrology inpatient department Fauji Foundation Hospital Rawalpindi from April September 2021. The included aged 15–60 years, both genders, wh...

Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pathology increases catabolism and depletes the protein stores, causing malnutrition. However, nutrition assessment in COVID-19 is often overlooked current pandemic. The Controlling Nutritional Status (CONUT) score a validated to assess nutritional status hospitalized patients. objective of study was estimate malnutrition among adult patients with...

Sum mary Aim: To evaluate malnutrition, anemia and related deficiency of vitamin B12, iron and folic acid in children with neurological disease and related nutritional problems. Material and Method: In this study, our aim was to investigate anemia and possible reasons such as iron deficiency, folic acid deficiency and vitamin B12 deficiency among patients with nutritional problems who were admi...