Publications by authors named "T Cederholm"
Background & Aims: In view of the global demographic shift, a scientific symposium was organised by the European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism (ESPEN) to address nutrition-related challenges of the older population and provide an overview of the current state of knowledge.
Methods: Eighteen nutrition-related issues of the ageing global society were presented by international experts during the symposium and summarised in this report.
Results: Anorexia of ageing, dysphagia, malnutrition, frailty, sarcopenia, sarcopenic obesity, and the metabolic syndrome were highlighted as major nutrition-related geriatric syndromes.
Article Synopsis
- Hospital malnutrition prevalence in Africa ranges between 20-50%, with a scoping review identifying a significant lack of research on the topic.
- The review examined 28 studies involving a total of 7537 records, revealing malnutrition risk among hospitalized adults in Africa is reported at 23% to 74%, and malnutrition prevalence varies from 8% to 85%.
- The findings highlight the urgent need for consistent nutritional assessment methods across studies to better understand and address the malnutrition crisis in African hospitals.