Scientific Papers
Clinical signs of dehydration in children.
No abstract available.
Promoting adequate hydration in older people.
Dehydration is a frequent etiology of morbidity and mortality in elderly people. It causes the hospitalization of many patients and its outcome may be fatal. Indeed, dehydration is often linked to infection, and if it [...]
Relation between hydration status in children and their dietary profile – results from the DONALD study.
OBJECTIVE: To describe associations between hydration status and dietary behaviour in children, as current research indicates that hydration status is influenced by nutrition vice versa, hydration status may influence dietary behaviour. DESIGN: Cross-sectional analyses of [...]
Geriatric nutrition II: Dehydration in the elderly.
Water balance in the elderly is critical in preventing tissue dehydration. Negative water balance, occurring when more water is lost than is retained, results in a severe decrease in all secretions. This "drying out" of [...]