Aggressive nutrition therapy is a nutritional management method that sets energy intake requirements by adding the amount of energy accumulated to energy consumption. It is used to treat patients with undernutrition and sarcopenia. However, evidence for aggressive nutrition therapy is insufficient, and validation through high-quality clinical research is essential.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAggressive nutrition therapy is essential to improve nutrition and function in patients with malnutrition and sarcopenia. Malnutrition and sarcopenia negatively affect functional recovery and activities of daily living. Nutrition improvement is associated with better functional recovery.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Nutr Sci Vitaminol (Tokyo)
January 2019
Nutritional complications frequently occur among patients undergoing rehabilitation, and the importance of nutrition in these patients has been emphasized. However, there is not enough evidence available on rehabilitation nutrition. The Japan Rehabilitation Nutrition Database was set up to reflect the real-world clinical practice of rehabilitation nutrition.
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