New insights into the anorexia of ageing: from prevention to treatment.

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Undernutrition in older adults is associated with frailty, functional decline, and mortality. The 'anorexia of ageing' is the age-related appetite and weight loss underpinning such undernutrition. This review examines the latest evidence for its prevention and treatment.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care

Title: Current opinion in clinical nutrition and metabolic care

Publisher: Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)

ISSN (Electronic): 1473-6519

ISSN (Print): 1363-1950

Publication date (Electronic): January 2019

Volume: 22

Issue: 1

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[1 ] Torrens University Australia, Adelaide, South Australia.

[2 ] Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Victoria.

[3 ] School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

[4 ] Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Amsterdam Public Health Research institute, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

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DOI: 10.1097/MCO.0000000000000525

PubMed ID: 30394894

SO-VID: 0fd6fade-d4c0-4760-ad28-5b225ba3e077

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