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Defining barriers to implementation of nutritional advice in patients with cachexia

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Cancer cachexia is a multidimensional wasting syndrome and a reduced dietary intake is both common and strongly correlated with degree of weight loss. Many patients with cachexia do not achieve… Click to show full abstract

Cancer cachexia is a multidimensional wasting syndrome and a reduced dietary intake is both common and strongly correlated with degree of weight loss. Many patients with cachexia do not achieve recommended dietary intake even after nutritional counselling. Prior reports suggest this is likely due to barrier symptoms, but other potential contributory factors have not been studied in detail.

Keywords: defining barriers; nutritional advice; advice patients; implementation nutritional; barriers implementation; patients cachexia

Journal Title: Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle
Year Published: 2019

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