In de diëtistische praktijk kan de energiebehoefte makkelijk worden bepaald door het rustmetabolisme (RMR) te meten door middel van indirecte calorimetrie. Voor betrouwbare resultaten moet de cliënt nuchter zijn en geen gebruik gemaakt hebben van opwekkende middelen, zoals cafeïne vanuit koffie, wat …

Background: Body composition measurements provide importanti nformation about physical fitness and nutritional status. People with severe intellectual and visual disabilities (SIVD) have an increased risk for altered body composition. Bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) has been evidenced as a reliable …

Van 5-8 september wordt in Lissabon het ESPEN congres gehouden. Lees hier het abstract wat vanuit het DIEET-project gepresenteerd zal worden. Uit de eerste analyses blijkt dat cliënten vaker terugkomen na een eerste consult wanneer er metingen worden verricht en SMART doelen worden gesteld. Benieuwd …

The objective of this study is to gain a better understanding of rider weight and the possible relation-ship regarding lifestyle choices. Firstly equestrian riders were questioned by the use of an question-naire, provided online. Secondly a case study among five riders was carried out by the use of a …

Malnutrition is a frequent problem in patients with head and neck cancer. Prevention or timely treatment of malnutrition is of great importance because deteriorated nutritional status can have a negative effect on clinical outcome in head and neck cancer patients. Malnutrition is a multidimensional problem, …

This study investigated on which way seabirds, in mixed enclosures, can be provided in nutritional needs in a way that is as close as possible to their natural situation. The main question of research is: “How should the seabirds at Rotterdam Zoo be provided in their nutritional needs in a way that is …

Aanleiding: Bij patiënten met hemato-oncologische aandoeningen kunnen a.g.v. de chemotherapie bijwerkingen ontstaan die effect kunnen hebben op de inname van voeding, en dat kan leiden tot ondervoeding. Ondervoeding kan negatieve gevolgen hebben. Om een verslechtering in de voedingstoestand tijdens de …

Rationale: The Patient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment (PG-SGA) is a validated instrument to assess malnutrition and its risk factors in clinical populations. Its patient component, PG-SGA Short Form (SF), can be used as screening instrument. In this cross-sectional study we aimed to assess agreement …

In this cross-sectional study, we primarily aimed to assess prevalence of malnutrition by the Patient Generated Subjective Global Assessment (PGSGA), and muscle strength in haemodialysis patients. Second, we explored to which extent these patients are able to complete the patient component of the PG-SGA, …