Nutrition and Liver Disease

• Main Author: Pietro Vajro (Ed.) (auth)
• Other Authors: Claudia Mandato (Ed.) (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2018
• Subjects: Medicine; Inherited metabolic/genetic liver diseases; Mean chain tryglicerides; intestinal failure; Branched chain amino acids; Liver disease; Parenteral nutrition; Hepatobiliary disease; Nutritional assessment; Sarcopenia; Nutrients; Malnutrition; Liver cirrhosis; Cholestasis; Liver transplantation; Nutraceuticals
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Malnutrition in people with liver disease is a challenging issue due to its multifactorial nature, which includes hypermetabolism, increased energy needs, malabsorption, and anorexia. Despite advances in both assessment and management, correct nutritional support is still an often-unanswered need in...