Protein Requirements during Hypocaloric Nutrition for the Older Patient With Critical Illness and Obesity: An Approach to Clinical Practice.

Protein Requirements during Hypocaloric Nutrition for the Older Patient With Critical Illness and Obesity: An Approach to Clinical Practice.
Nutr Clin Pract. 2020 Jun 26;:
Authors: Dickerson RN
Abstract
Current guidelines recommend a hypocaloric, high protein nutrition regimen for patients with obesity and critical illness. The impact of advancing age presents with unique challenges in which a greater protein intake is required to overcome the anabolic resistance associated with aging in the face of presumed decreased renal function. The primary objective of this review is to provide an overview of the impact of obesity and advancing age on protein requirements for patients with critical illness and review the scientific evidence supporting the rationale for hypocaloric, high protein nutrition for this subpopulation, as well as provide some practical suggestions for their clinical management.
PMID: 32588488 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Nutrition in Clinical Practice - June 25, 2020 Category: Nutrition Authors: Dickerson RN Tags: Nutr Clin Pract Source Type: research