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Review
. 2024 Jun 7;23(1):e0223.
doi: 10.1097/CLD.0000000000000223. eCollection 2024 Jan-Jun.

The role of nutrition in improving functional status in cirrhosis

Astrid Ruiz-Margáin  1
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Review

The role of nutrition in improving functional status in cirrhosis

Astrid Ruiz-Margáin. Clin Liver Dis (Hoboken). .
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General dietary recommendations for nutritional management in cirrhosis. Abbreviations: AASLD, American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases; EASL, European Association for the Study of the Liver; ESPEN, European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism.
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FIGURE 2
Recommendations for nutritional management for specific clinical scenarios in cirrhosis.
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FIGURE 3
Suggested use of oral/enteral nutritional supplements for sarcopenia management for different complications and comorbidities. Abbreviation: BCAA, branched-chain amino acids.
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FIGURE 4
Indications for enteral nutrition (A) and parenteral nutrition in cirrhosis (B). Abbreviations: AAA, aromatic amino acids; BCAA, branched-chain amino acids; EN, enteral nutrition; PN, Parenteral nutrition.
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FIGURE 5
Nutritional recommendations for exercise interventions in patients with cirrhosis. Abbreviation: BCAA, branched-chain amino acids.
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