In patients with cancer, weight loss can be related to simple starvation, disturbed metabolism, or both. In patients with head and neck cancer (HNC), weight loss often is attributed to simple starvation because the obvious oral symptoms are known to hinder dietary intake. In this population, cachexia …

Unsatisfactory knowledge and use of terminology regarding malnutrition, starvation, cachexia and sarcopenia among dietitians in Belgium, The Netherlands, Norway and Sweden

PG-SGA: from paper to digital application. Lezing t.b.v. cursus aan diëtisten en andere zorgprofessionals in Portugal.

Overweight is associated with a range of negative health consequences, such as type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, gastrointestinal disorders, and premature mortality. One means to combat overweight is through encouraging people to eat more slowly. People who eat quickly tend to consume more and …

From late treatment to proactive prevention of malnutrition. Lezing op symposium ter gelegenheid van installatie visiting professor Faith Ottery.

Malnutrition, frailty and disability & nutritional assessment. Clinical signs of malnutrition, starvation, cachexia and sarcopenia overlap, as they all imply muscle wasting to a various extent, however the underlying mechanisms differ fundamentally and therefore distinction between these phenomena has …

Intern paper FrieslandCampina.

NutrExercise: (onder) voeding en beweging onlosmakelijk verbonden. Klinische ondervoeding en gerelateerde ‘muscle wasting’ fenomenen als sarcopenie en cachexie verschillen in oorzaak, therapie en prognose. Kwetsbare patiënten hebben hier vaak mee te maken, daarom is de rela-tie tussen kwetsbaarheid …

Focus on nutrition. Lezing op MASCC congres, juni 2015, Kopenhagen.