Carcinoma of the pancreas is increasing in the United States and has a grave prognosis. Surgical treatment has moved from subtotal pancreatectomy to total pancreatec tomy and now to en bloc resection and vascular replace ment. Pancreatic exocrine and endocrine insufficiency fol lowing resection add to the nutritional problems presented by this major surgery and its high complication rate. Recog...

There are complex associations between nutrition and dementia disorders. Dementia, especially Alzheimer’s disease (AD), is associated with an increased risk of protein–energy malnutrition. Weight loss and eating problems increase with the severity and progression of dementia, e.g. in AD. Whether malnutrition per se has a negative impact on cognitive function or whether nutritional intervention ...

BACKGROUND Enhancing our understanding of food-related perceptions is critical to assist those with eating- and weight-related problems. PURPOSE This study investigated normative and person-specific aspects of perceived food healthiness in terms of nutritional characteristics and the relevance of nutritional knowledge to perceived healthiness. METHODS Two hundred sixty-three undergraduate w...