Disease-related malnutrition: a time for action

Overview

This fact sheet on disease-related malnutrition is intended for national and regional policymakers for health care. It provides a concise overview of the actions recommended by ESPEN in guidelines and position papers to strengthen nutritional care for the prevention and management of disease-related malnutrition in primary care and for hospital outpatients and inpatients. It includes a recommendation that health-care professionals be trained in nutritional care.