{"id":2248,"date":"2024-12-05T15:13:29","date_gmt":"2024-12-05T20:13:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nutritioncarestage.com\/?page_id=2248"},"modified":"2025-07-03T14:33:56","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T18:33:56","slug":"malnutrition","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nutritioncare.org\/about\/what-we-do\/malnutrition\/","title":{"rendered":"Malnutrition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n    <div class=\"interior-header-block \">\n        <div class=\"interior-header\">\n                    <div class=\"header-right full-width\">\n                                    <div class=\"intro-content-content\">\n                        <div class=\"text-block\"><p>Malnutrition occurs when the body doesn&rsquo;t get the proper amount of nutrients and calories needed to stay healthy.&nbsp; It can occur in both adults and children. Malnutrition can result from not having enough to eat or not being able to eat or process food normally due to certain diseases or health conditions and their treatments. Being malnourished can affect how you feel, how you recover from surgery, and how long you may be in the hospital. People with malnutrition often need additional sources of nutrition including oral supplements or <a href=\"https:\/\/nutritioncare.org\/what-is-enteral-nutrition\/\">enteral<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/nutritioncare.org\/what-is-parenteral-nutrition\/\">parenteral nutrition<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div> \n\n\n\r\n    <div class=\"thumbnail-text-block-standard\">\r\r\n        \r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumbnail-icon lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/nutritioncare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/MAW-block-icon-200x200-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 200px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 200\/200;\">\r\r\n            <div class=\"block-content\">\r\r\n                <h4>Malnutrition Awareness Week<\/h4>\r\r\n                <div class=\"description\">ASPEN has created <a href=\"https:\/\/nutritioncare.org\/maw\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Malnutrition Awareness Week<\/a>, an annual international campaign to raise awareness, educate, and advocate for the prevention and treatment of malnutrition in healthcare and the community.\n<\/div>\r\r\n            <\/div>\r\r\n        \r\n    <\/div>\r\r\n\n\n\r\n    <div class=\"thumbnail-text-block-standard\">\r\r\n        \r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumbnail-icon lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/nutritioncare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/thumbnail-professionals-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 200px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 200\/200;\">\r\r\n            <div class=\"block-content\">\r\r\n                <h4>Malnutrition Resources for Healthcare Professionals<\/h4>\r\r\n                <div class=\"description\">ASPEN is dedicated to reducing malnutrition by equipping healthcare professionals with the <a href=\"https:\/\/nutritioncare.org\/clinical-resources\/malnutrition\/resources\/for-clinicians\/\">educational support and resources<\/a> they need to make a real difference.\n<\/div>\r\r\n            <\/div>\r\r\n        \r\n    <\/div>\r\r\n\n\n\r\n    <div class=\"thumbnail-text-block-standard\">\r\r\n        \r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumbnail-icon lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/nutritioncare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/thumbnail_caregivers-red.jpg\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 200px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 200\/200;\">\r\r\n            <div class=\"block-content\">\r\r\n                <h4>Malnutrition Resources for Patients and Caregivers<\/h4>\r\r\n                <div class=\"description\">ASPEN has developed <a href=\"https:\/\/nutritioncare.org\/clinical-resources\/malnutrition\/resources\/for-consumers\/\">resources to help patients and caregivers<\/a> identify and understand malnutrition, as well as tips on talking to their healthcare providers.\n<\/div>\r\r\n            <\/div>\r\r\n        \r\n    <\/div>\r\r\n\n\n\r\n    <div class=\"thumbnail-text-block-standard\">\r\r\n        \r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumbnail-icon lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/nutritioncare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/block-icon-government.svg\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\">\r\r\n            <div class=\"block-content\">\r\r\n                <h4>Advocating for malnutrition prevention and treatment<\/h4>\r\r\n                <div class=\"description\">ASPEN <a href=\"https:\/\/nutritioncare.org\/about\/what-we-do\/public-policy-advocacy\/public-policy-agenda\/\">engages with legislators and policymakers<\/a> to highlight that malnutrition is a public health issue that raises costs and leads to poor health outcomes.\n<\/div>\r\r\n            <\/div>\r\r\n        \r\n    <\/div>\r\r\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Malnutrition Awareness Week<sub><sup>TM<\/sup><\/sub> is a mark of the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN).<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Malnutrition Awareness WeekTM is a mark of the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition 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