Folate and folic acid: A guide for nurses working in primary care Sara Patience explains the latest guidance on folic acid supplementation, and who needs it Infant malnutrition: A return to Victorian values? Mark Greener discusses the impact of malnutrition on children in the UK Infant nutrition: the 1000 days that can last a lifetime Mark Greener explains that dietary patterns in early life have long-lasting effects on a child’s health Malnutrition in the elderly Helen Willis discusses the often concealed issue of inadequate diets among the over-65s Dysphagia and safe swallowing Difficulties in swallowing are a common, under-recognised problem and require referral, explains Linda Nazarko. Spotting and treating malnutrition Expenditure can be reduced and people's health and wellbeing improved by diagnosing malnutrition sooner. Managing patients with diabetes during fasting times Patients fast for a variety of reasons, including religion and lifestyle. David Morris considers the best advice for high-risk patients wishing to fast. 1 comment Problems of poor nutrition Poor nutrition can cause various different health problems. Jean Watkins discusses some common conditions caused by poor nutrition and the treatments that are required. Diabetes patients at risk of malnutrition Malnutrition is often unrecognised in people with diabetes but community nurses can help educate patients and alert specialists if required, writes Siobhan Hughes
Folate and folic acid: A guide for nurses working in primary care Sara Patience explains the latest guidance on folic acid supplementation, and who needs it
Infant malnutrition: A return to Victorian values? Mark Greener discusses the impact of malnutrition on children in the UK
Infant nutrition: the 1000 days that can last a lifetime Mark Greener explains that dietary patterns in early life have long-lasting effects on a child’s health
Malnutrition in the elderly Helen Willis discusses the often concealed issue of inadequate diets among the over-65s
Dysphagia and safe swallowing Difficulties in swallowing are a common, under-recognised problem and require referral, explains Linda Nazarko.
Spotting and treating malnutrition Expenditure can be reduced and people's health and wellbeing improved by diagnosing malnutrition sooner.
Managing patients with diabetes during fasting times Patients fast for a variety of reasons, including religion and lifestyle. David Morris considers the best advice for high-risk patients wishing to fast. 1 comment
Problems of poor nutrition Poor nutrition can cause various different health problems. Jean Watkins discusses some common conditions caused by poor nutrition and the treatments that are required.
Diabetes patients at risk of malnutrition Malnutrition is often unrecognised in people with diabetes but community nurses can help educate patients and alert specialists if required, writes Siobhan Hughes