How Doctors Calculate What Sick Patients Need to Eat
When people are very sick in the hospital, doctors need to figure out exactly how many calories their bodies need to heal. Researchers looked at 152 different …
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When You Eat Matters: How Meal Timing Helps Hospital Patients Heal
Your body has internal clocks that control when you sleep, eat, and feel energetic. Scientists reviewed 170 studies to understand how feeding times affect …
Read MoreHow Feeding Tubes Affect Eating After ICU Recovery
When people leave the intensive care unit (ICU), they often struggle to eat enough food by mouth because they're still weak and recovering. This study looked …
Read MoreBetter Feeding Strategy Helps Stroke Patients Recover Faster
When elderly patients have a severe stroke and receive a procedure to remove the blood clot, how they're fed afterward matters a lot. Researchers studied 115 …
Read MorePoor Nutrition Linked to Bed Sores in Older Hospital Patients
Researchers studied 60 older adults in a hospital to understand why some develop painful bed sores (pressure ulcers) while others don't. They found that …
Read MoreWhy Hospital Workers Struggle to Eat Healthy (And How to Fix It)
Doctors and nurses work in stressful, fast-paced hospital environments that make it hard to eat well. Researchers studied 38 healthcare workers who had tried …
Read MoreMany Hospital Patients Have Nutrition Problems Doctors Miss
Researchers checked the nutrition health of over 5,000 hospital patients across three Australian hospitals between 2016 and 2024. They found that more than one …
Read MoreMany Hospital Patients Get Unnecessary Nutrition Tubes
Researchers looked at how often hospitals use a special type of nutrition support called peripheral parenteral nutrition (PPN) – basically liquid nutrition …
Read MoreWhy Older Hospital Patients Struggle to Eat and Drink
Researchers talked to 200 older adults in Australian hospitals about their eating and drinking experiences. Almost all patients said eating and drinking was …
Read MoreHospital Vitamins and Survival: What Doctors Found in Critically Ill Patients
Researchers studied 99 very sick hospital patients to understand vitamin levels in their blood and whether these levels affect survival chances. They measured …
Read MoreNew Hospital Nutrition Program Helps Prevent Serious Weight Loss
Hospitals created a special nutrition team to help patients who are at high risk of not eating enough while in the hospital. These patients include those in …
Read MoreNew Tool Helps Doctors Spot Nutrition Problems in Heart Patients
Doctors often miss malnutrition (not getting enough nutrients) in heart patients when they arrive at the hospital. Researchers in India created and tested a …
Read MoreHigher Protein Feeding in ICU May Increase Vomiting Risk
Researchers analyzed 15 studies involving over 5,000 critically ill patients to see if giving more protein through feeding tubes causes stomach problems. They …
Read MoreBrain Injury Patients Need Better Nutrition Care During Recovery
Researchers looked at how well hospitals and rehab centers feed patients recovering from serious brain injuries. They found that most studies only looked at …
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