Study Finds 35% to 85% of Nursing Home Residents Malnourished

Posted by BSadmin - 02/06/10 at 01:06 pm

An international panel of experts recently released new definitions of malnutrition to help healthcare workers and others identify and treat malnutrition. Before the new definitions, there was little agreement about how to define the different causes and forms of malnutrition. A 2000 study found that 35% to 85% of nursing home residents could be considered malnourished, depending on the type of malnutrition in question. The new definitions are designed to help health care providers identify and treat malnutrition.

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Experts Provide New Definitions for Malnutrition

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