Nutrition in Gastrointestinal Illness:an issue of gastroenterology clinics of north america

Nutrition in Gastrointestinal Illness:an issue of gastroenterology clinics of north america
VOLUME 36 NUMBER 1 march 2007
Nutrition is a significant part of gastroenterology. Nutrient assimilation
involves all aspects of the gastrointestinal tract. Salivary glands are involved
in digestion.
In this issue of Gastroenterology Clinics of North America, devoted to nutrition,
Dr. DeLegee describes the nutrition assessment. At a minimum, a brief nutritional
assessment should be performed on every patient seen by a gastroenterologist.
Patients with moderate to severe malnutrition are at increased risk for
inpatient and periprocedural morbidity and mortality
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