Malnutrition, cachexia and nutritional intervention: when much becomes too much
Disease-associated malnutrition, also defined as cachexia, is a complex syndrome characterised by the progressive deterioration of nutritional status resulting from the combined effects of reduced appetite and food intake, and profound changes in host metabolism. Cachexia has been repeatedly demonst...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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2013-06-01
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| Series: | Clinical Management Issues |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.seedmedicalpublishers.com/index.php/cmi/article/view/647 |