Nutritional intervention studies in older adults with malnutrition aim to improve nutritional status. Although these studies show a significant gain in body weight, there is inconsistent evidence of clinical effectiveness on muscle strength and mortality. This study aimed to examine the effects of nutritional …

Introduction: Poor nutritional status can impair oral health while poor oral health can influence the individual's dietary intake, which may result in malnutrition. This interaction between nutritional status and oral health in older age requires attention, coordination and collaboration between healthcare …

Twenty years ago, ESPEN published its “Guidelines for nutritional screening 2002”, with the note that these guidelines were based on the evidence available until 2002, and that they needed to be updated and adapted to current state of knowledge in the future. Twenty years have passed, and tremendous …

Het doel van het onderzoek was inzicht verkrijgen in patiënten die bij de diëtist in een eerstelijnspraktijk behandeld worden om te herstellen van COVID-19. Dit onderzoek richtte zich op patiënten en diëtisten in Nederland.

An adequate protein intake is important for healthy ageing, yet nearly 50% of Dutch community-dwelling older adults do not meet protein recommendations. This study explores protein intake in relation to eight behavioral determinants (I-Change model) among Dutch community-dwelling older adults. Data were …

Het doel van de studie Consumenten Bewuster Eiwitrijk was om Nederlandse ouderen bewuster te maken van het belang van voldoende eiwit bij gezond en vitaal ouder worden. Verder wilden we meer inzicht krijgen in hoe we hen kunnen ondersteunen, zodat ze zelf in staat zijn om goede keuzes te maken.