Nutritional Therapies for Hospitalized Older Adults with Malnutrition

Many hospitalized older adults have malnutrition, but whether nutritional interventions improve clinical outcomes is not clear (Figure 1). To learn more, researchers conducted a Cochrane meta-analysis of 21 randomized trials examining potential associations between various nutritional interventions and mortality, adverse events, and other clinical end points. The trials, involving about 3300 patients (mean age, 75–85 years), defined malnutrition using anthropometric measures or validated screening instruments.