Greater Attention Needs to Be Paid to Malnutrition in the Sick and Elderly
July 13, 2024
July 13, 2024
UPPSALA, Sweden, July 13 (TNSres) -- Uppsala University issued the following news release:
As many as half of all patients admitted to hospital and other healthcare facilities are malnourished. This has serious consequences for the individual in terms of unnecessary suffering, poorer quality of life and mortality. Providing nutrients can alleviate these problems, but not enough attention is paid to this knowledge. This is the conclusion of an article by researchers from Uppsala Univ . . .
As many as half of all patients admitted to hospital and other healthcare facilities are malnourished. This has serious consequences for the individual in terms of unnecessary suffering, poorer quality of life and mortality. Providing nutrients can alleviate these problems, but not enough attention is paid to this knowledge. This is the conclusion of an article by researchers from Uppsala Univ . . .