Severe Malnutrition

ASK ABOUT YOUR NUTRITION

Are you or your loved one experiencing any of these?

ASK ABOUT YOUR NUTRITION!

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Are you or your loved one experiencing any of these?

Unplanned weight loss?
Loss of appetite?
Not able to eat or only able to eat small amounts?
Feeling weak or tired?
Swelling or fluid accumulation?

If you or your loved one have any of these problems, ask about your nutrition!

Nutrition is important to your recovery and has been shown to promote positive outcomes.

Ask if you can be evaluated by a registered dietitian or nutrition support clinician.

Ask about your nutrition!

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Have you or your loved one experiencing any of these?

Nutritional DocRD® ~ Severe Malnutrition

A large portion (greater than 50%) of people hospitalized in the United States are severly malnurished. Cachexia affects over 5 million people in the U.S. It is the major cause of excessive weight loss in the setting of ongoing disease. Symptoms include a disproportionate loss of muscle mass. Some advanced disease states include cardiac cachexia, chronic renal failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, anorexia-cachexia syndrome in cancer, rheumatoid arthritis and cachexia, aging and weight loss, and AIDS-related cachexia (wasting syndrome) (Morley, Thomas and Wilson, 2006).