06 Feb 2019 --- One in three hospitalized adults is at risk of malnutrition and inadequate food intake is jeopardizing patient recovery and well-being. This is according to the largest analysis of malnutrition in the US to date. The study notes that most patients consume half of their meal portions or less and that nutrition care, which is underutilized in hospitals, could help improve patients’ health. Published in The Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, the study is a collaboration of Abbott and nutritionDay, an organization that aims to fight malnutrition in health care institutions.
