Nutrition

Evidence Corner

Feed Abdominal Surgery Patients to Improve Outcomes

06/03/2021

Laura Bolton

This installment explores 2 systematic reviews, one of which presents clinical outcomes of early resumption of enteral food intake, and the other explores perioperatively enhanced nutrition.

This installment explores 2...

06/03/2021

Wounds

Original Research

Is Treating Patients With Stage 4 Pressure Ulcers With Vitamins A and C, Zinc, and Arginine Justified?

03/03/2021

Kunaal Bafna

Tian Chen

Richard Simman

This study aimed to correlate the nutritional status represented by albumin and prealbumin levels with aforementioned nutrient levels. This understanding would determine whether albumin and prealbumin levels have good predictive value in...

This study aimed to correlate...

03/03/2021

Wounds

Department Nutrition Improvement Plan

Purpose/Problem: Nutrition is a crucial aspect of diabetic management and wound healing. Diabetics and those with active wounds are at risk for delayed wound healing without optimal nutri...

11/23/2020

Feature

Recognizing The Impact Of Nutrition In Healing Wounds

10/21/2020

By Betsy F. Rosenthal, DPM, FACFAS, FASPS

By Betsy F. Rosenthal, DPM, FACFAS, F...

Wound healing is a complex and multifaceted process. However, one often underestimated area is the role nutrition plays in the outcomes of these patients. Accordingly, this author outlines important biochemical concepts along with practical...

Wound healing is a complex and...

10/21/2020

Podiatry Today

Case Report and Brief Review

Nutritional Pearls: Does Gluten Intake in Childhood Mean Greater Celiac Disease Risk?

08/03/2020

Jennifer is a 27-year-old patient with Celiac disease who gave birth to her first child several months earlier. She asks if she should be worried about her child also developing the disease, and if she should keep the child gluten-free as it...

Jennifer is a 27-year-old...

08/03/2020

Gastroenterology

Podcasts

Vrinda Bhardwaj, MD, on Elemental and Elimination Diets for Treating EGID in Children

07/27/2020

In this 12-minute podcast, Vrinda Bhardwaj, MD, from Children's Hospital Los Angeles, reviews the use of elemental and elimination diets for treatment of eosinophilic gastrointestinal diseases in children.

In this 12-minute podcast,...

07/27/2020

Gastroenterology

Poll

Poll: Dietary Modifications in IBD

04/30/2020

Do you think dietary modifications are necessary in inflammatory bowel disease management? Let us know by taking our quick poll.

Do you think dietary...

04/30/2020

Advances in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Network

Nutrition

Implementing Nutrition Care: What the Revised NPIAP Clinical Practice Guideline Recommends

04/03/2020

Nancy Collins, PhD, RDN, LD, NWCC, FAND

Wound clinicians treating pressure injuries now have new guidance with the release of a Clinical Practice Guideline by the National Pressure Injury Advisory Panel. This author details the guideline’s updated nutritional information and good...

Wound clinicians treating...

04/03/2020

Today's Wound Clinic

News

Cholic Acid Sustains Efficacy, Safety in Long-Term Treatment of BASDs

04/03/2020

BASDs impair the primary pathway of bile acid synthesis and lead to reduced primary bile acids, upregulated synthesis of cholesterol, and production and accumulation of hepatotoxic atypical bile acids.

BASDs impair the primary pathway...

04/03/2020

Gastroenterology

Q&As

3 Questions About the low FODMAP Diet in Patients With IBS

03/10/2020

Maitreyi Raman, MD, MSc, answers our questions about how the low FODMAP diet affects irritable bowel syndrome symptoms, concerns about prescribing the low FODMAP diet, and factors that need to be considered before prescribing the low FODMAP...

Maitreyi Raman, MD, MSc, answers...

03/10/2020

Gastroenterology