[Dietary management of the Parkinson's patient: a necessity at every stage of the digestive system]

Nutrition is a recurrent theme in the care of patients with Parkinson's disease. The aim of this article is to focus on the nutritional problems encountered in this pathology, and to clarify the role of the dietician in its management.

[Context, issues and perspectives of nutrition in hospitals]

Undernutrition is common in hospitals, and it worsens the vital and functional prognosis of patients. The earlier it is treated, the more effective it is. The prevention, detection, treatment and monitoring of undernutrition or the risk of undernutrition are a public health priority, which directly involves all carers. Management can be improved by their daily collaboration with a transversal nutrition unit.

[Nutritional management of elderly people, everyone's concern]

In order to provide the appropriate care with regard to nutrition and the fight against frailty, it is important to know how to analyse the physical and physiological capacities of the ageing population. These are assessed in relation to the measurement of the patient's muscle strength, walking speed and balance.