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Title

Don't fall for weight: A systematic review of weight status and falls.

Author

Moore, Heather

Subject

Malnutrition
Falling
Screening
Weight

Source

Nutrition & Dietetics. December; 68(4) p.273-279

Year of publication

2011

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1747-0080.2011.01557.x/abstract

Abstract

Nutrition & Dietetics. December; 68(4) p.273-279

This systematic review examines the evidence for the contribution of weight or nutritional status to the incidence of falls. In conclusion, there was limited evidence that being either overweight or underweight increases falls incidence. Referrals for nutritional management to decrease falls risk should not be based on weight status alone. Malnutrition screening should be used to identify appropriate patient referrals to dietitians in falls clinics.

Date added01/03/2012

Created bySue Clayton

Published by

East Midlands Strategic Health Authority