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Follow the links below to find information about nutritional disorders and conditions that can be affected by diet.
Updated March 2009
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Eating Disorders
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Links to information about eating disorders such as binge eating, bulimia and anorexia nervosa.
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Malnutrition
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Links to information on malnutrition.
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Obesity
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Links to information on obesity and preventing obesity.
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Cachexia
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Virtual Medical Centre.com
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Cachexia has been defined as a syndrome characterised by progressive loss of lean tissue and body fat. Losses are often in excess to that explained by the associated anorexia.
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Dec 2008
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Nutrition support for bone marrow transplant patients
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Bone marrow transplant patients can experience prolonged poor appetite with vomiting and diarrhoea. Malnutrition is a consequence. To prevent this, patients can receive nutritious fluids orally or via a nasogastric tube, or intravenously as parenteral n...
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Apr 2008
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Short bowel syndrome
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Better Health Channel
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Short bowel syndrome refers to the malabsorption of food nutrients due to disease or surgical removal of parts of the small intestine. Common causes of short bowel syndrome include Crohn's disease and necrotising enterocolitis. Symptoms may include abdominal pain, diarrhoea, fluid retention, weight loss and fatigue.
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Apr 2008
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Underweight
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Dietitians Association of Australia
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Being underweight can make it difficult to stay healthy and may indicate that nutritional needs are not being met. Eating a variety of healthy foods each day will meet the nutritional needs of most people.
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Jan 2008
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Nutritional supplementation for hip fracture aftercare in older people
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Older people with hip fractures are often malnourished at the time of their fracture and many have poor food intake while in hospital. Malnutrition may hinder recovery after hip fracture. We reviewed the effects of nutritional interventions in older peo...
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Apr 2006
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Good nutrition for good surgery: clinical and quality of life outcomes
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Australian Prescriber
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Undernutrition is common in patients admitted for surgery and is often unrecognised, untreated and worsens in hospital. The physiological and psychosocial stresses of surgery increase the risk of poor nutritional status, which is clearly linked to poorer outcomes.
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Dec 2003
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