Why is nutritional care important for patients with COVID-19 across the healthcare continuum? For more information read this Infographic COVID 19.

Due to frailty and health problems, older adults regularly move between home and different health care settings. In this situation, the optimal transfer of nutritional care is important. Therefore, the Dutch Ministry of Health asked the Dutch Malnutrition Steering Group (DMSG) to start the Nutrition Passport project. Within this project, the DMSG worked together with… lees meer

This week we received de SNAQ (short nutritional assessment questionnaire) translated in Danish. It will be used in the CopenAge study (https://copenage.ku.dk/) of the Copenhagen Center for Clinical Age Research at University of Copenhagen. SNAQ is now available in English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Japanese and now also in Danish.

The European Federation of the Associations of Dietitians (EFAD) is collating information about nutritional support of COVID patients on www.efad.org. EFAD collects all the information it receives from its members to help dietitians, and other health professionals across Europe about optimal nutritional support to patients with COVID-19 virus. The website will be regularly updated with new… lees meer

How big is the problem of disease related malnutrition among older adults in Europe? More than 20% is at high risk and almost 50% is at moderate risk. This systematic review and meta-analysis shows that prevalence rates differ by screening tool, and by country. Also women, older old adults and the ones with more underlying… lees meer

Based on the self-tests filled in at www.goedgevoedouderworden.nl—translated as “Healthy eating for healthy aging”—over half of the older participants were at risk of undernutrition, and four out of five reported early determinants of nutritional risk. Risks increased with increasing age. Internet screening may be a useful, contemporary, and easy, accessible way to reach older adults… lees meer

Wednesday 23 january,  ARD’s PlusMinus had an item about malnutrition mentioning the Dutch approach! Dr. Marian de van der Schueren explains the benefits of early recognition and treatment of malnutrition. To see this item, click here.    

Anemone van den Berg, member of the Steering Group Malnutrition and Pediatrician at Juliana Children’s Hospital, recently showed that the number of children that are screened for malnutrition at hospital admission has increased significantly and the prevalence of malnutrition has decreased since screening for malnutrition became mandatory in 2008. The percentage of children that have… lees meer

Aim of guideline The aim of this malnutrition guideline is a timely, optimal and uniform recognition and treatment of malnutrition related to disease and ageing. Contents The first chapter of the guideline covers definitions, risk indicators, different types of malnutrition, and the causes, consequences and prevalence of malnutrition. The second chapter contains information about recognising… lees meer

In 2015, the European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism (ESPEN) proposed a new set of criteria to diagnose malnutrition: BMI < 18.5 OR >10%  weight loss (no timeframe specified) or >5% weight loss in the last 3 months AND BMI <20 (70 years) or <22 (>70 years) OR >10%  weight loss (no timeframe specified)… lees meer