ReviewNutrients2024
Advancing the Understanding of Malnutrition in the Elderly Population: Current Insights and Future Directions.
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- Application of the integrated rehabilitation-clinical-nutrition management model in geriatric rehabilitation patients: a narrative review.Frontiers in public health · 2026Pooled it
- Nutritional status in non-cancer older adults experiencing dry mouth -meta-analysis and systematic review.Journal of dentistry · 2025Pooled it
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- Modernization of Nutritional Assessment in Population Surveys: Integrating Anthropometry, Body Composition, and Biomarkers in the Digital Era.Current nutrition reports · 2026Review
- Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index independently predicts mortality beyond frailty and sarcopenia screening in older adults: a retrospective cohort study.BMC geriatrics · 2026Article
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- Applying the New Inflammation Criterion Impairs GLIM Validity in Hospitalized Patients with Acute Medical Conditions.Nutrients · 2026Article
- Integrating Sensory Perception and Wearable Monitoring to Promote Healthy Aging: A New Frontier in Nutritional Personalization.Nutrients · 2026Review
- Association between fluid balance trajectories and prognosis in older patients with malnutrition: a group-based trajectory model analysis.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
- Pyroptosis endotypes and nonlinear biomarker-mortality relationships in older adults with community-acquired pneumonia: the amplifying role of malnutrition.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Article
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- Face2Bone explainable AI model predicts osteoporosis risk from facial images in proof of concept study.Scientific reports · 2025Observational
- Impact of nutritional status on mortality in geriatric patients with osteoporosis: a retrospective cohort study.BMC geriatrics · 2025Article
- Targeting asparagine and cysteine in SARS-CoV-2 variants and human pro-inflammatory mediators to alleviate COVID-19 severity; a cross-section and in-silico study.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Association of Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index with erectile dysfunction in the elderly population.Translational andrology and urology · 2025Article
- Impact of PG-SGA-assessed malnutrition stratification on clinical outcomes in advanced gastrointestinal malignancies: a retrospective cohort study.BMC gastroenterology · 2025Article
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Abstract
Malnutrition is a growing public health problem leading to increased morbidity and mortality worldwide. Up to 50% of elderly patients are hospitalized due to this condition. In this review, we focused on analyzing the current diagnostic criteria for malnutrition among the elderly population and proposing promising solutions. Currently used diagnostic methods such as BMI or serum albumin levels are not sufficient to indicate malnutrition, which is affected by many factors, including the number of chronic diseases, multiple medications taken, or physical condition. Moreover, current recommendations are inadequate because they fail to account for various factors such as chronic illnesses, multiple medications, and bodily changes that are crucial in diagnostic evaluations. There is a noticeable gap between these recommendations and actual clinical practice. Nevertheless, developing more precise, non-invasive biomarkers and personalized nutrition strategies has to be explored. One of these strategies we discuss in our review is multidisciplinary approaches that combine nutrition, physical activity, and psychosocial support. Addressing malnutrition among the elderly should rely on standardized protocols and personalized interventions to enhance their nutritional health and overall well-being.
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