Trends That Determine the Adoption of Clinical Nutrition
Malnutrition has causes, epidemiology, and management in the field of clinical nutrition, which are distinct from those associated with malnutrition, which is mainly linked to poverty. Cachexia caused by illnesses, injuries, and/or aging and difficulties with ingestion such as stroke, paresis, dementia, depression, and dysphagia are the major causes of clinical malnutrition. Clinical malnutrition may also be exacerbated by iatrogenic factors, i.e., a health care entity's inability to adequately compensate for the causes of malnutrition. Clinical Nutrition What is clinical nutrition? Clinical nutrition is the nutrition of healthcare patients. In this context, clinical refers to patient management, with not just outpatients at clinics but also (and mainly) hospital patients. It mainly incorporates the scientific dietary and dietetic fields. Clinical nutrition aims to maintain a healthy balance of energy in patients, as well as provide sufficient amounts of other nutrients...