Weight Loss Treatment in Long-Term Care
| Autor: | Brenda K. Keller, Kalpana P. Padala, Jane F. Potter |
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| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Nutrition and Dietetics business.industry Nutrition Disorders Medicine (miscellaneous) Health outcomes Surgery Long-term care Weight loss Oral supplements Intervention (counseling) Appetite stimulants Medicine Geriatrics and Gerontology medicine.symptom business Intensive care medicine Depression (differential diagnoses) |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Nutrition For the Elderly. 26:1-20 |
| ISSN: | 1540-8566 0163-9366 |
| DOI: | 10.1300/j052v26n03_01 |
| Popis: | Unintentional weight loss is a common problem that leads to adverse health outcomes in the long-term care setting. Although depression and adverse drug reactions are the commonest causes, weight loss is multi-factorial and often does not resolve just with a single intervention. Several strategies such as diet modification, addition of flavor enhancers, nutritional supplements and appetite stimulants are commonly used for unintentional weight loss. We present here a review of studies examining the role of such strategies in the treatment of unintentional weight loss. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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