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Front. Nutr.
Sec. Clinical Nutrition
Volume 11 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fnut.2024.1481810
This article is part of the Research Topic Nutritional Status Assessment and its Links with Chronic Disease Prognosis and Surgical Outcomes View all 18 articles

Research topic: Nutritional status assessment and its links with chronic disease prognosis and surgical outcomes

Provisionally accepted
Gabriela V. Chaves Gabriela V. Chaves 1*Barbara P. Vogt Barbara P. Vogt 2Geórgia d. Pena Geórgia d. Pena 2Rodolfo Espinoza Rodolfo Espinoza 3
  • 1 National Cancer Institute (INCA), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • 2 Federal University of Uberlandia, Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil
  • 3 Instituto Dor, RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil

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    Several studies in this special issue emphasize the critical role of body composition in predicting clinical outcomes, particularly in cancer patients. Sarcopenia and sarcopenic obesity were found to be significantly associated with poor overall survival and recurrence-free survival in patients with primary liver cancer (Li et al.). Moreover, sarcopenia emerged as a significant prognostic factor for shortened survival following pancreatectomy, highlighting its link to an elevated risk of mortality (Zhong et al.). These findings underscore the need for further research to clarify how sarcopenia influences long-term outcomes after cancer-related surgeries.The importance of body composition was further reinforced by studies on colorectal cancer and abdominal surgery. The Cancer Cachexia Index and the cachexia index based on hand-grip strength (H-CXI) were identified as superior prognostic tools for predicting postoperative outcomes Regarding the contributions that explored the role of dietary intake, particularly antioxidantrich diets, in health outcomes, one study investigated the relationship between the Composite Dietary Antioxidant Index (CDAI) and mortality among adults with hypertension. The findings revealed that a higher CDAI was associated with reduced all-cause, cardiovascular, and cancer mortality, underscoring the potential benefits of an antioxidant-rich diet in improving outcomes for hypertensive individuals (Zhou et al.). Another study focused on the relationship between CDAI and hyperlipidemia, utilizing data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) (Qin et al.). The results indicated a linear negative association between CDAI and the risk of developing hyperlipidemia, suggesting that increasing the intake of antioxidant-rich foods could be an effective strategy for preventing hyperlipidemia.Overall, the findings in this special issue highlight the critical need for standardized and comprehensive nutritional assessment tools in clinical practice. By integrating these tools into patient care, healthcare providers can better predict outcomes and tailor interventions to improve long-term health across various diseases and surgical scenarios. Keywords: Nutritional status; nutritional screening; prognosis; surgical complications; survival

    Keywords: Nutritional Status, Nutritional screening, prognosis, Surgical complications, Survival

    Received: 16 Aug 2024; Accepted: 14 Oct 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Chaves, Vogt, Pena and Espinoza. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Gabriela V. Chaves, National Cancer Institute (INCA), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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