Asia Pacific Geriatric Congress Highlights
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Nutrition & Disease Management
Symposium Highlights from the Asia Pacific Geriatric Congress “Undernutrition, Cachexia and Sarcopenia in Older Adults” by Prof David Thomas,
Symposium Highlights from the Asia Pacific Geriatric Congress “Undernutrition, Cachexia and Sarcopenia in Older Adults” by Prof David Thomas, Division of Geriatric Medicine, Saint Louis University Health Sciences Center, USA. Key Messages: Anorexia of aging: Decreased energy intake and involuntary weight loss Undernutrition syndromes: Starvation, cachexia and sarcopenia Nutritional supplementation and resistance exercise improve clinical outcomes
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