Muscle Mass Preservation in Critically Ill Patients: From Evidence to Clinical Practice
Muscle loss in the ICU is not inevitable; it is predictable and treatable. In this technical article, Dr. Haroldo Falcão Ramos da Cunha, a specialist in Intensive Care Medicine, Nutrition, and Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition Therapy, clearly explains how hypercatabolism, anabolic resistance, and calorie-protein deficits impact clinical outcomes and long-term functionality. […]
Technologies in Clinical Practice – Ultrasound and Indirect Calorimetry – Part 2
Intensive care nutritionist Luiza Leite discusses the use of technologies in clinical practice that promote the individualization of nutritional therapy and precision nutrition. Among these technologies, ultrasound for assessing body composition and indirect calorimetry for determining patients' energy needs stand out.
Technologies in Clinical Practice – Ultrasound and Indirect Calorimetry – Part 1
Intensive care nutritionist Luiza Leite discusses the use of technologies in clinical practice that promote the individualization of nutritional therapy and precision nutrition. Among these technologies, ultrasound for assessing body composition and indirect calorimetry for determining patients' energy needs stand out.
What's new in nutritional therapy? And what do I do with that? c) Refeeding Syndrome
In the latest video, Dr. Haroldo Falcão discusses refeeding syndrome, which has taken on new dimensions with a better understanding of its pathophysiological mechanisms and risk factors. Updates in recent years offer more accurate tools for early identification and prevention strategies, but require us to rethink our nutritional progression protocols in patients [...]
What's new in nutritional therapy? And what do I do with that? b) Fiber in Critical Care Patients
In this second video, Dr. Haroldo discusses the use of fiber in critically ill patients. Recent literature presents promising data on the use of fiber, especially soluble fiber, prebiotics, and synbiotics, but also confronts us with practical questions: when to introduce it, in what quantities, and how to monitor tolerance in hemodynamically unstable patients?
What's new in nutritional therapy? And what do I do with that? a) Protein Requirements in Critical Care Patients
Dr. Haroldo Falcão discusses the transformations in nutritional therapy over the last five years, presenting evidence that challenges paradigms and forces us to rethink our clinical practice. New knowledge needs to be integrated into our patients' reality, balancing what current science teaches us with the limitations and possibilities of the context. In […]
SBNPE Highlights – Current concepts on musculature
Nutritionist Ana Paula Fayh talks to Jarson Costa about current concepts related to musculature, highlighting the revision of the term "muscle quality." Jarson comments that this concept has been used in different ways in the literature and that there is a scientific movement to standardize nomenclature within body composition, ensuring greater consistency between studies. […]
SBNPE Highlights – Calorimetry and Ultrasound in focus
At the close of the SBNPE Congress, nutritionists Elisa Loch Razzera and Luiza Leite discuss the role of ultrasound and indirect calorimetry in clinical practice, highlighting how these tools contribute to more accurate and personalized hospital nutrition.
SBNPE Highlights – Key scientific updates in nutritional therapy
Scientific analyst Elisa Loch Razzera presents the main topics discussed at the Brazilian Congress of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition/SBNPE 2025, bringing together the most relevant scientific updates and their implications for clinical nutrition practice.
SBNPE Highlights – Innovations in Oncology
Nutritionists Amanda Rangel and Marcília Fabri discuss the highlights of using artificial intelligence in oncology nutrition, new technologies for nutritional assessment, and the importance of multidisciplinary follow-up throughout treatment.