Scientific Papers
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 [...]
Maintaining oral hydration in older adults: a systematic review.
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A prospective study of the usefulness of clinical and laboratory parameters for predicting percentage of dehydration in children.
To evaluate the relative utility of clinical and laboratory parameters of dehydration in children for predicting the magnitude of percent less of body weight (PLBW), we studied 97 children who required intravenous fluids for acute [...]