Complémentation orale et affections chroniques : insuffisances d'organes, maladies infectieuses

Malnutrition accompanies among 40% by chronic diseases. It is consequence of imbalance between lack of oral intakes and metabolic disturbances caused by disease. Malnutrition influences independently morbidity and mortality. During chronic renal failure, cirrhosis or HIV infection, oral nutritional supplements could positively influence prognosis. Therapeutic prospects associate oral nutritional supplements because their anabolic effect, exercise and sometimes substitutive hormonotherapy.