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ArticleJournal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle2016

Nutrition in cachexia: from bench to bedside.

Masaaki Konishi, Junichi Ishida, Stephan von Haehling, Stefan D Anker, Jochen Springer

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Article in Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

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19citing papers in PubMed
4.9field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

19 citing papers in PubMed, 35 citations in OpenAlex.

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  19. Nutrition in cachexia: from bench to bedside.Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle · 2016
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Masaaki KonishiInnovative Clinical Trials, Department of Cardiology and Pneumology University Medical Centre Göttingen Göttingen Germany.
Junichi IshidaInnovative Clinical Trials, Department of Cardiology and Pneumology University Medical Centre Göttingen Göttingen Germany.
Stephan von HaehlingInnovative Clinical Trials, Department of Cardiology and Pneumology University Medical Centre Göttingen Göttingen Germany.
Stefan D AnkerInnovative Clinical Trials, Department of Cardiology and Pneumology University Medical Centre Göttingen Göttingen Germany.
Jochen SpringerInnovative Clinical Trials, Department of Cardiology and Pneumology University Medical Centre Göttingen Göttingen Germany.
University of Göttingen · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

As malnutrition is often present in cachexia, nutritional intervention has been one of the widely accepted strategies. A literature review of cachexia models with dietary interventions in the present issue of this journal pointed out that the majority of nutrient intervention studies were of n-3 fatty acid, mainly eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid. Effect on protein catabolism and anti-inflammation are most pronounced benefits of n-3 fatty acid. The effectiveness of n-3 fatty acid may depend on control diet or even be attributed to the polyunsaturated fatty acid deficiency inadvertently produced in control group. However, there is not enough clinical evidence to support a benefit of n-3 fatty acid substitution in patients with cachexia. The second important result from this review is that the majority of studies did not provide information about dietary design or did not standardize design, content, source, and overall composition. To guide dietary design for researchers in preclinical studies, a model has been proposed in this review, which may be useful to predict the efficacy of new dietary intervention in cachexia science. From a clinical point of view, the limited effectiveness of nutritional support in cachexia may partly be explained by the multifactorial nature of this condition. Cachexia differs from malnutrition inasmuch as malnutrition can be reversed by adequate nutrition and/or by overcoming problems of absorption or utilization of nutrients, but cachexia cannot be successfully treated by nutrition alone. Multidisciplinary approach including the assessment and intervention in feeding, appetite, swallowing, exercise, psychosocial, and psychological issue may be needed to improve nutrition in patients with cachexia.

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CachexiaCancerDietModelsNutrition

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PMID27030816
PMCPMC4788973
OpenAlexW2302595034

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