Masked malnutrition
This brief communication highlights the importance of malnutrition in primary practice. Malnutrition may be masked, or may not be obvious (hidden hunger, i.e., micronutrient deficiency, sarcopenic obesity, lipokathexis). At the same time, malnutrition itself may mask or delay the diagnosis and treatment of other diseases. Even in today's world, the primary care physicians must remain alert for symptoms and signs of macro-and micro-malnutrition.
Authors
- Nitin Kapoor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9520-2072)
- Sanjay Kalra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1308-121X)
- Sourabh Sharma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2513-5131)
Institutions
- Chandigarh University (IN)
- Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute (AU)
- Christian Medical College, Vellore (IN)
- Vardhman Mahavir Medical College & Safdarjung Hospital (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
- Published
- 2025-09-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.47391/jpma.25-78
- Primary Topic
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00