Morphofunctional nutritional assessment in clinical practice: A new approach to assessing nutritional status

Abstract

This Special Issue of Nutrients titled “Morphofunctional Nutritional Assessment in Clinical Practice” is oriented to the diagnosis of disease-related malnutrition (DRM). Disease-related malnutrition is a highly prevalent pathology which has become a great challenge to healthcare systems. This disease has a prevalence between 20 and 50% in hospitalized patients [1,2]. Malnutrition can be associated with other conditions such sarcopenia, defined as a loss of muscle mass and function. [Texto extraído del artículo de Daniel Antonio de Luis Román].