Download or read book Food and Nutritional Care in Hospitals written by Council of Europe and published by Council of Europe. This book was released on 2002-01-01 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Disease-related undernutrition in hospitals is reaching significant levels in European countries, and there have been a number of national initiatives to address this problem. This report reviews current practice and seeks to highlight problems in service provision. It identifies five barriers to proper nutritional care in hospitals common throughout Europe and makes recommendations to promote good practice guidelines for nutritional care and support in hospitals. It is based on the findings of a study carried out by a group of experts on nutrition programmes in hospitals, on behalf of the the Committee of Experts on Nutrition, Food and Safety and Consumer Health.