Refeeding syndrome is a complex metabolic disturbance that occurs when nutrition is reintroduced to malnourished, critically ill patients. It is principally marked by rapid shifts in fluid and ...
DEAR DR. ROACH: My brother got very thin (112 pounds and he is 6 feet tall) from anxiety. When he gets really worked up, he doesn't eat. His doctor put him on medication for this, which she said would ...
Even if food aid reaches Gaza, Sudan and other famine zones, complications can arise in malnourished or starving people when they regain access to regular meals. Those complications can be fatal. As ...