PURPOSE: To investigate the longitudinal association between the macronutrient composition of the diet and frailty. METHODS: Data were obtained from 5205 Dutch middle-aged and older adults participating in the Rotterdam Study. Frailty was measured using a frailty index based on the accumulation of 38 …

Doel: Het doel van het onderzoek is het ontwikkelen van een hulpmiddel dat kan worden ingezet door diëtisten verstandelijk gehandicaptenzorg (DVG) om een diëtistische intakeprocedure van kinderen met autismespectrumstoornis en afwijkend ontwikkelingsprofiel te structuren en ondersteunen. Vraagstelling: …

Introduction A rapidly increasing patient group is older adults with obesity and type 2 diabetes. The risk of accelerated muscle loss is prominent in this patient group. This population could benefit from weight loss, at the cost of increased risk of muscle loss and sarcopenia. Previous studies showed …

Background: Frailty is considered highly prevalent in older age. Frailty causes a high risk of falls, disability, hospitalization, and mortality. This eventually might be the turning-point for older patients to shift from independent living to assisted living. Poor nutritional status might be an important …

10 bedrijven in de provincie Utrecht zijn met een subsidieprogramma geholpen bij het realiseren van de bedrijfsopvolging. Verschillende werkvormen zijn aangeboden: intake, tests, workshops en gesprekken met overnameadviseurs of coaches. Het onderzoek beschrijft welke uitwerking de verschillende interventies …

Background & aims: High protein delivery during early critical illness is associated with lower mortality, while energy overfeeding is associated with higher mortality. Protein-to-energy ratios of traditional enteral formulae are sometimes too low to reach protein targets without energy overfeeding. …

The capacity to utilize ingested protein for optimal support of protein synthesis and lean body mass is described within the paradigm of anabolic competence. Protein synthesis can be stimulated by physical exercise, however, it is not known if physical exercise affects post-exercise protein oxidation. …

Increasing awareness of the impact of frailty on elderly people resulted in research focusing on factors that contribute to the development and persistence of frailty including nutrition and physical activity. Most effort so far has been spent on understanding the association between protein intake and …

Background: Parents influence their children’s nutrition behavior. The relationship between parental influences and children’s nutrition behavior is often studied with a focus on the dyadic interaction between the parent and the child. However, parents and children are part of a broader system: the family. …

Dysfagie is een verworven slikstoornis, waarvan geschat wordt dat 8% van de wereldwijde bevolking moeilijkheden ervaart met eten en drinken als gevolg van dysfagie. In de logopedische behandeling gericht op dysfagie speelt de manier waarop vochtinname gebeurt een grote rol. Bij deze doelgroep kan het …