Protein-calorie malnutrition in wasting diseases.

Protein-calorie malnutrition is a form of malnutrition that arises as a result of insufficient intake of protein and/or energy (calories). This condition is usually secondary to debilitating diseases such as advanced cancer, AIDS. Protein-caloric malnutrition in cancer Cancer patients are at particularly high risk of malnutrition as a result of the disease itself and its […]

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