Visvanathan Renuka, Newbury Jonathan W, Chapman Ian
Spencer Gulf Rural Health School, Department of Medicine, University of Adelaide, South Australia.
Aust Fam Physician. 2004 Oct;33(10):799-805.
Malnutrition in older people is not only common, but frequently overlooked. It can result in multiple medical complications, hospitalisation and even death.
This article focusses on the consequences, pathophysiology, diagnosis and management of this clinical syndrome.
Nonphysiological causes of malnutrition include social, psychological, medical and medication related factors. With vigilance, early screening and the institution of simple therapeutic measures of correcting nonphysiological causes and following dietary guidelines for older people, the adverse effects of malnutrition may be minimised.
老年人营养不良不仅常见，而且常常被忽视。它会导致多种医学并发症、住院甚至死亡。
本文重点关注这种临床综合征的后果、病理生理学、诊断和管理。
营养不良的非生理原因包括社会、心理、医学和药物相关因素。通过保持警惕、早期筛查以及采取纠正非生理原因的简单治疗措施并遵循老年人饮食指南，营养不良的不良影响可能会降至最低。
