Nutrition in Medicine

This review considers enteral nutrition in the context of disease-related malnutrition, provides evidence for the use of enteral nutrition in hospitalized patients, and discusses practice considerations.

One third of people worldwide have at least one micronutrient deficiency. National surveys provide cross-sectional data, but inferring causality between deficiency and disease is difficult.

This review addresses the dimensions and mechanisms of food and nutrition insecurity, as well as assessment, populations at highest risk, and health consequences across diverse contexts.

This review describes basic and translational research on the complex physiological processes of hunger, which regulate feeding habits and are influenced by socioeconomic, cultural, and behavioral factors.

Malnutrition occurs in up to 10% of community-dwelling older people and contributes to morbidity and mortality. The two main pathologic pathways are nutrient deprivation and inflammation-induced tissue catabolism with anorexia.

The ways in which particular variations in diet influence health and the course of disease remain largely undefined. The authors review the spectrum of types of diet and describe some attributes of the various types.

Much of what we learned in school about how we taste is wrong. Progress in understanding how taste works is providing insights that may help in the management of obesity, diabetes, and other illnesses.

Poor nutrition is a major risk factor for disease. In this first review in a new series on nutrition, the authors provide an overview of nutritional guidance, with a focus on energy and macronutrients.