The Role of Nutrition and Lifecare on Malnutrition

Dear Colleagues,

One of the most important factors in ensuring good health at any age is good nutritional status. Health sciences study the relationship between nutrition and health at all stages of human life, and most scientific research in recent years has examined the nutritional status of older people, especially when patients are hospitalized or live in nursing/care facilities. Aging is associated with various physiological and psychological changes, thus rendering older people more vulnerable to poor nutrition. The consequences of malnutrition, such as increased morbidity and hospitalization length, the risk of re-hospitalization and complications, impaired quality of life, and increased mortality, are very serious. Therefore, malnutrition prevention helps protect against nutrition-related diseases and extends healthy life expectancy.

Considering all of these issues, this Special Issue of Nutrients, entitled "The Role of Nutrition and Lifecare on Malnutrition”, encourages researchers to submit articles that investigate the influence of nutrients on appetite and nutritional status, the effectiveness of dietary modification options, the suitability of thickeners used in daily practice, and new eating and feeding self-monitoring tools. Articles in the field of dementia and dysphagia are particularly welcome, in addition to literature reviews, articles that analyze new nutritional supplements and eating (feeding) strategies for dementia patients with malnutrition, and studies that discuss the ethical aspects of the artificial feeding of a patient suffering from advanced dementia.

Prof. Dr. Gytė Damulevičienè
Guest Editor

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