Nutritional Disorders

Follow the links below to find information about nutritional disorders.

Updated March 2008

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Eating Disorders
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Links to information about eating disorders such as binge eating, bulimia and anorexia nervosa.
Malnutrition
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Links to information on malnutrition.
Obesity
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Links to information on obesity and preventing obesity.
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Title:   Nutritional supplementation for hip fracture aftercare in older people
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   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...
Date:   Aug 2006
Title:   Good nutrition for good surgery (Comment for consumers)
Publisher:   Australian Prescriber
Description:   Having an operation puts a lot of demand on patients' bodies. They need to be well nourished if they are going to make a good recovery.
Date:   Dec 2003
Title:   Good nutrition for good surgery: clinical and quality of life outcomes
Publisher:   Australian Prescriber
Description:   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.
Date:   Dec 2003
Title:   Nutrition support for bone marrow transplant patients
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   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...
Date:   Feb 2002
Title:   Information Circular 44: Queensland hospital costs attributable to inappropriate diet
Publisher:   Queensland Health
Description:   Diet-related diseases account for around 14% of the annual Queensland hospital budget. This includes cardiovascular diseases, cancer, gallstones, diabetes, osteoporosis, haemorrhoids, constipation and diverticular disease.
Date:   Jun 1996
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