Publication

Asia Pacific Geriatric Congress Highlights

Disease-related Malnutrition

Nutrition & Disease Management

9 min read

Symposium Highlights from the Asia Pacific Geriatric Congress “Undernutrition, Cachexia and Sarcopenia in Older Adults” by Prof David Thomas, Division of Geriatric Medicine, Saint Louis University Health Sciences Center, USA. Key Messages: Anorexia of aging: Decreased energy intake and involuntary weight loss Undernutrition syndromes: Starvation, cachexia and sarcopenia Nutritional supplementation and resistance exercise improve clinical outcomes

Author(s):

David R. Thomas