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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 14, 2024; 30(10): 1313-1328
Published online Mar 14, 2024. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v30.i10.1313
Optimizing nutrition in hepatic cirrhosis: A comprehensive assessment and care approach
Osvely Mendez-Guerrero, Anaisa Carranza-Carrasco, Luis Alberto Chi-Cervera, Aldo Torre, Nalu Navarro-Alvarez
Osvely Mendez-Guerrero, Anaisa Carranza-Carrasco, Aldo Torre, Nalu Navarro-Alvarez, Department of Gastroenterology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City 14080, Mexico
Luis Alberto Chi-Cervera, Clínica de Especialidades Gastrointestinales y Hepáticas, Hospital Star Medica, Merida 97133, Yucatan, Mexico
Nalu Navarro-Alvarez, Molecular Biology, Universidad Panamericana School of Medicine, Campus México, Mexico City 03920, Mexico
Nalu Navarro-Alvarez, Department of Surgery, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Denver, CO 80045, United States
Author contributions: Mendez-Guerrero O, Carranza-Carrasco A, Chi-Cervera LA, and Torre A performed the literature revision, collected the data, and wrote the manuscript; Navarro-Alvarez N wrote, reviewed, and edited the manuscript.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
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Corresponding author: Nalu Navarro-Alvarez, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Gastroenterology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, 15 Vasco de Quiroga, Mexico City 14080, Mexico. nalu.navarroa@incmnsz.mx
Received: November 28, 2023
Peer-review started: November 28, 2023
First decision: January 5, 2024
Revised: January 23, 2024
Accepted: February 25, 2024
Article in press: February 25, 2024
Published online: March 14, 2024
Core Tip

Core Tip: Currently, there is a wealth of information on the ideal nutritional treatment for cirrhosis. Yet, a critical gap persists: The absence of a concise clinical document encompassing the entire nutritional care process. The significance of nutritional management is increasing, given its profound influence on both patient prognosis and quality of life. We here strongly emphasize the need to offer a practical foundation for managing nutrition in cirrhosis, grounded in scientific evidence.