Energy and protein restriction should be avoided in most overweight older patients

In their recent original article, “Muscle Assessment in Stroke Study (MASS)”, Gungor et al. aimed to evaluate the degree of muscle loss during acute stroke and determine factors contributing to this loss [1]. They included 107 acute dysphagic ischemic stroke patients (median age:74) admitted to neuro-intensive care units and ev aluated muscle cross sectional area (CSMA) on days 1 and 14 of admission via computed tomography at mid-humerus, mid-thigh, and third lumbar vertebra levels. They calculated the change in CSMA and variables associated with this change.
Source: Clinical Nutrition - Category: Nutrition Authors: Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research