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Malnutrition (1)
Malnutrition (1)
Malnutrition (1)
Malnutrition = “undernutrition”
• Inadequate intake of energy, protein and other nutrients
• Obese malnourished: excess fat stores but micronutrient or
macronutrient (typically protein) malnourished
• Sustained inadequate intake leads to functional change in
tissues of the body e.g. muscle loss, weakness, immune
function, capacity for recovery, cognition
• Responds to re-feeding
• Inflammation (disease) can influence response to re-feeding
Classification:
C: Severely Malnourished: Unintentional weight loss > 10% usual body weight
(past 6 months); severe signs of malnutrition
Morbidity Mortality
Wound healing
Infections Treatment
Complications
Convalescence Length of Stay
Quality of Life
COSTS
Suffering
Human Costs of Malnutrition
Negative outcomes associated
with malnutrition
patients after 9
% Mortality
30
months vs. 18%
in well-nourished 20
patients
10
0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Months After Hospitalization
PEM: Protein Energy Malnutrition
11.43%
Prevalence Well Nourished (n=558)
Heather Keller
Celia Laur
Bridget Davidson
The More-2-Eat Education
Group*