| Literature DB >> 30454836 |
Brett Styskel1, Yamini Natarajan2, Fasiha Kanwal3.
Abstract
Malnutrition is a change in body composition owing to disordered nutrition associated with a decrease in function and poor clinical outcomes. Malnutrition can result from overnutrition, undernutrition and inflammatory activity. Patients with alcoholic liver disease are at increased risk for malnutrition. In this article, we discuss the different methods used to assess malnutrition, prevalence of malnutrition, potential mechanisms underlying malnutrition, and its treatments in patients with alcoholic liver disease. Published by Elsevier Inc.Entities:
Keywords: Albumin; Alcoholic hepatitis; Alcoholic liver disease; Cirrhosis; Malnutrition; Overnutrition; Undernutrition
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Year: 2019 PMID: 30454836 DOI: 10.1016/j.cld.2018.09.012
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Liver Dis ISSN: 1089-3261 Impact factor: 6.126