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 ...

Getting enough nutrients is crucial to keeping your body functioning properly. If you don't eat enough food or if your body can't absorb food, you run the risk of malnutrition. You can recover from ...

Medically reviewed by Robert Burakoff, MDMedically reviewed by Robert Burakoff, MD Refeeding syndrome is a condition that can ...

The standard-of-care for patients with eating disorders when they are admitted to the hospital for malnutrition is to initiate a low-calorie feeding plan and bump up calories slowly. But a new study ...

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 ...