protein-energy malnutrition/fatigue

OBJECTIVE Fatigue can be caused by a deficiency of nutrition or immune function. The goal of this study was to identify the effects of porcine placenta extract (PPE) and its constituents, amino acids (glutamic acid, glycine, arginine, and proline), on protein-energy malnutrition (PEM)-induced

The definition of dual tryptophan pathways has increased the understanding of the mind-body, body-mind dichotomy. The serotonergic pathway highlights the primary (endogenous) psychiatric disorders. The up-regulation of the kynurenine pathway by physical illnesses can cause neuropathic and

Liver disease results in over four million physician visits and over 750,000 hospitalizations per year in the USA. Those with chronic liver disease frequently progress to cirrhosis, end-stage liver disease (ESLD), and death. Patients with ESLD experience numerous complications, including muscle

BACKGROUND The close relationship between protein-energy malnutrition and quality of life, morbidity and mortality, makes mandatory a careful evaluation of the nutritional status and muscle mass in chronic renal failure (CRF) patients. METHODS Nutritional and skeletal muscle data were obtained from

OBJECTIVE Protein-energy malnutrition (PEM) is a well-known problem in the care of persons with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Continuous assessment of nutritional status (NS) is therefore recommended in dialysis care as well as in the care of pre dialysis patients. Subjective Global Assessment (SGA)

Infection and undernutrition are prevalent in developing countries and demonstrate a synergistic relation. Undernutrition increases infection-related morbidity and mortality. The acute phase response (APR) is an innate, systemic inflammatory reaction to a wide array of disruptions in a host's

A COMMON PROBLEM: Undernutrition occurs when nutrient intake does not meet nutritional needs. Selective food intake induced micronutrient deficits (moderate undernutrition) and can later lead to protein calorie malnutrition (PCM). PCM is often discovered during acute illness (increased nutritional