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NNIW82 - The Importance of Nutrition as an Integral Part of Disease Management

Growth & Development

Malnutrition

Nutrition & Disease Management

Nutrition Health & Wellness

Obesity

03.03.2017

206 min read

Clinical Nutrition Series 82 Volumes

The last decades have illuminated the important role of nutrition in the prevention and management of diseases. Despite the elaborated knowledge and discussions on the scientific podium, the role of nutrition is often overlooked in clinical practice. Unfortunately, medical nutrition is in most cases not incorporated in the curriculum at medical schools, which might lead to negative attitudes or even total neglect of the nutritional needs of hospitalized patients.

Author(s): Rémy F. Meier, B. Ravinder Reddy, Peter B. Soeters