Nutrition in cirrhosis: Dos and Don ’ts

Nutritional status is often impaired in people with chronic liver disease. The degree of malnutrition increases with increasing hepatic decompensation and has a significant effect on morbidity and mortality, mainly in those patients with refractory ascites, multiple hospitalizations, cholestatic cirrhosis or chronic persistent alcohol abuse.1 Nevertheless, with the increasing prevalence of obesity, diabetes and metabolic syndrome some patients with cirrhosis may appear overweight or obese despite being malnourished, especially in the setting of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).
Source: Journal of Hepatology - Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Tags: Hepatology Snapshot Source Type: research