Nutrition
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In this study, we aimed to provide bibliometric and Altmetric overviews and visualization and to evaluate the correlation between traditional bibliometric and Altmetric analyses in the field of malnutrition. ⋯ Evaluating academic publications with an Altmeric analysis in addition to a traditional bibliometric analysis is beneficial because Altmetric attention scores can give information about what the population wants to know about malnutrition and allows us to develop appropriate policies.
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The aim of this study was to examine whether differences in muscle mass and intramuscular adipose tissue are present between patients with a moderately and severely low body mass index (BMI) as discriminated by the cutoff value for a low BMI among patients ≥70 y of age in Asian populations according to the Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition (GLIM) criteria. ⋯ The cutoff value for a low BMI discriminates high or low muscle mass. Results of this study supported the validity of 17.8 kg/m2 as the cutoff value for a low BMI with which to grade the severity of malnutrition in Asian populations ≥70 y of age according to the GLIM criteria from the perspective of muscle mass.
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The world is currently facing the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic which places great pressure on health care systems and workers, often presents with severe clinical features, and sometimes requires admission into intensive care units. Derangements in nutritional status, both for obesity and malnutrition, are relevant for the clinical outcome in acute illness. ⋯ Overall, evaluation of the patient's nutritional status is not negligible for its implications on susceptibility, course, severity, and responsiveness to therapies, in order to perform a tailored nutritional intervention as an integral part of the treatment of patients with COVID-19. The aim of this study was to review the current data on the relevance of nutritional status, including trace elements and vitamin status, in influencing the course and outcome of the disease 3 mo after the World Health Organization's declaration of COVID-19 as a pandemic.