Pathophysiological-Based Nutritional Interventions in Cirrhotic Patients with Sarcopenic Obesity : A State-of-the-Art Narrative Review

In recent decades, following the spread of obesity, metabolic dysfunction has come to represent the leading cause of liver disease. The classical clinical presentation of the cirrhotic patient has, therefore, greatly changed, with a dramatic increase in subjects who appear overweight or obese. Due to an obesogenic lifestyle (lack of physical activity and overall malnutrition, with an excess of caloric intake together with a deficit of proteins and micronutrients), these patients frequently develop a complex clinical condition defined as sarcopenic obesity (SO). The interplay between cirrhosis and SO lies in the sharing of multiple pathogenetic mechanisms, including malnutrition/malabsorption, chronic inflammation, hyperammonemia and insulin resistance. The presence of SO worsens the outcome of cirrhotic patients, affecting overall morbidity and mortality. International nutrition and liver diseases societies strongly agree on recommending the use of food as an integral part of the healing process in the comprehensive management of these patients, including a reduction in caloric intake, protein and micronutrient supplementation and sodium restriction. Based on the pathophysiological paths shared by cirrhosis and SO, this narrative review aims to highlight the nutritional interventions currently advocated by international guidelines, as well as to provide hints on the possible role of micronutrients and nutraceuticals in the treatment of this multifaceted clinical condition.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:16

Enthalten in:

Nutrients - 16(2024), 3 vom: 31. Jan.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Santangeli, Ernestina [VerfasserIn]
Abbati, Chiara [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Rusi [VerfasserIn]
Di Carlo, Alma [VerfasserIn]
Leoni, Simona [VerfasserIn]
Piscaglia, Fabio [VerfasserIn]
Ferri, Silvia [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Branched-chain amino acids
Cirrhosis
Hyperammonemia
Inflammation
Insulin-resistance
Journal Article
Late evening snack
Micronutrients
Nutraceuticals
Nutrition
Review
Sarcopenic obesity

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Date Completed 14.02.2024

Date Revised 14.02.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/nu16030427

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM368272044