Adequacy of nutrition and body weight in patients with early stage dementia: The cognition and aging study

Recent evidence highlights the effects of obesity, diabetes and hypertension in the development of Alzheimer's disease. Involuntary body weight changes in patients with different stages of dementia can be related to clinical factors of the patient per se or support from their caregivers. Understanding the interactions among factors is important to establish a monitoring paradigm to guide treatment strategies.
Source: Clinical Nutrition - Category: Nutrition Authors: Tags: Original article Source Type: research