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Editorial| Volume 122, P89-90, April 2019

A translational approach for the clinical application of recently updated definitions of malnutrition (GLIM) and sarcopenia (EWGSOP2)

  • Dolores Sánchez-Rodríguez
    Correspondence
    Corresponding author at: Geriatrics Department, Centre Fòrum – Hospital Del Mar, C/ Llull 410, 08019, Barcelona, Spain
    Affiliations
    Institut Hospital del Mar d'Investigacions Mèdiques (IMIM), Universitat Autónoma, Spain

    Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain

    Dptartment of Public Health, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium

    Geriatrics Department, Centro Fórum del Hospital del Mar, Llull 410, CP: 08019, Spain
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  • Cédric Annweiler
    Affiliations
    Dpt. Geriatrtics Medicine, Angers University Hospital, Angers University Memory Clinic, Research Center on Autonomy and Longevity, UPRES EA 4638, University of Angers, France

    Robarts Research Institute, University Western Ontario, Canada
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  • Tommy Cederholm
    Affiliations
    Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences, Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden

    Theme Aging, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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Published:November 21, 2018DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.maturitas.2018.11.013
A translational approach for the clinical application of recently updated definitions of malnutrition (GLIM) and sarcopenia (EWGSOP2)
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      Sarcopenia is a nutrition-related disease and, like undernutrition, a major cause of adverse clinical outcomes, particularly among middle-aged and older people: hospital admissions, reduced functional capacity, impaired quality of life, and increased mortality risk. Updated definitions of sarcopenia and malnutrition have just been published [
      • Cruz-Jentoft A.J.
      • Bahat G.
      • Bauer J.
      • Boirie Y.
      • Bruyère O.
      • Cederholm T.
      • et al.
      Sarcopenia: revised European consensus on definition and diagnosis.
      Age Ageing. 2018; 12: 1-16
      ,
      • Cederholm T.
      • Jensen G.L.
      • MITD Correia
      • Gonzalez M.C.
      • Fukushima R.
      • Higashiguchi T.
      • et al.
      GLIM criteria for the diagnosis of malnutrition - A consensus report from the global clinical nutrition community.
      Clin. Nutr. 2018; 3
      ], presenting a crucial crossroad for their diagnosis and treatment and an important opportunity to bridge the gaps between research and clinical practice. In addition, the World Health Organization (WHO) recently launched the World Report on Ageing and Health [
      • Beard J.R.
      • Officer A.
      • de Carvalho I.A.
      • Sadana R.
      • Pot A.M.
      • Michel J.-P.
      • et al.
      The World report on ageing and health: a policy framework for healthy ageing.
      Lancet. 2016; 387: 2145-2154
      ], providing a framework for optimal aging (http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665/186463/1/9789240694811_eng.pdf?ua=1). The report has been adopted by the European Geriatric Medicine Society (EuGMS), a leader in initiatives to enhance the positive aspects of the ageing process, particularly those related to better functional status and quality of life.
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      Published online: November 21, 2018
      Received: November 16, 2018

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      DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.maturitas.2018.11.013

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