Malnutrition is an alarming and ongoing healthcare problem globally. Malnutrition has a negative impact on the individual patient, leading to poorer clinical outcomes and increased mortality, but also poses an economic burden on society. Proper identification and diagnostics are prerequisites for initiation …

Eetstoornissen worden al vele decennia door de psychiatrie als fascinerende fenomenen bestudeerd en toch blijkt tot op de dag va vandaag veel onbegrip en onwetendheid over de behandeling ervan. In de nieuwe DSM-5 werden recent de 'voedingsstoornissen' als categorie samengevoegd bij 'eetstoornissen', …

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 therapeutic and prognostic implications. We aimed to determine …