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A NARRATIVE REVIEW ON GERIATRIC UNDERNUTRITION AND HOMOEOPATHIC APPROACH

Sunil, Jyothi Vijayakumar

Undernutrition is defined as a state that results from a lack of intake or uptake which can be caused by disease or advanced ageing alone or in combination is called as undernutrition. It ranks as one of the major problems of old age which suggest that elderly people do not have adequate nutrition. Undernutrition in elderly persons is one of the most common problems which is due to ageing and underlying various diseases characterized by generalized weakness of whole body, loss of skin tone, muscle bulk, diminished tendon reflexes and loss of subcutaneous fat. Homoeopathic literature has mentioned about effectiveness of Homoeopathic medicines in the treatment of geriatric undernutrition

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