Guidance for Assessment of the Inflammation Etiologic Criterion for the Global Leadership Initiative (GLIM) on Diagnosis of Malnutrition: A Modified Delphi Approach

The Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition (GLIM) approach to malnutrition diagnosis is based on assessment of three phenotypic (weight loss, low body mass index, and reduced skeletal muscle mass) and two etiologic (reduced food intake/assimilation and disease burden/inflammation) criteria, with diagnosis confirmed by fulfillment of any combination of at least one phenotypic and at least one etiologic criterion. The original GLIM description provided limited guidance regarding assessment of inflammation and this has been a factor impeding further implementation of the GLIM criteria.

Source: Clinical Nutrition - November 28, 2023 Category: Nutrition Authors: Tommy Cederholm, Gordon L. Jensen, Maria D. Ballesteros-Pomar, Renee Blaauw, M. Isabel T.D. Correia, Cristina Cuerda, David C. Evans, Ryoji Fukushima, Juan Bernardo Ochoa Gautier, M. Cristina Gonzalez, Andre van Gossum, Leah Gramlich, Joseph Hartono, Stev Tags: ESPEN Endorsed Recommendation Source Type: research