Malnutrition

Abstract

As the editor in chief, I welcome you to the second issue of Kompass Nutrition & Diet etics. I hope you enjoyed the first one! On behalf of EFAD, I would like to thank Liana Poulia who was the editor of the first issue and also largely involved in the preparation of this second issue. Thank you, Liana, for your contributions to make the launch of Kompass Nutrition & Dietetics possible! For future editions, we will work with an expert board to decide on upcoming topics. More information about the process and submitting procedures can be found on the EFAD website (www.efad.org/en-us/kompass-nutrition-dietetics/information-guidelines). The topic of the current issue is malnutrition, which is a major problem around the world. Up until 2018, there was no consensus on the definition of malnutrition. In 2018, a consensus report from the global nutrition community was published. The Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition (GLIM) developed a consensus scheme for diagnosing protein-energy malnutrition in adults in clinical settings on a global scale [1]. According to GLIM criteria, diagnosing malnutrition starts with screening the patient using a validated screening tool. This is followed by a diagnostic assessment which provides information on phenotypic (nonvolitional weight loss, low body mass index, reduced muscle mass) and etiologic (re-