ESPEN 2021 Congress Review: targeted nutritional therapy at all stages of patient recovery

Abstract

The annual Congress of ESPEN (The European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism) was held from September 9 to 14. The Congress was organized by the European Association for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism. In connection with the COVID-19 pandemic, this main international forum of nutritionists has been held online for the second year. There were traditionally discussed issues related to the role of metabolic processes in the development and course of various diseases, as well as the significance of targeted nutritional support in the complex therapy of the patient at different stages of treatment and rehabilitation. The data of clinical studies presented at the Congress indicate that patients with COVID-19, in comparison with patients with a >non-covid? profile, need more active nutritional therapy, which, in particular, is carried out with the help of specialized products – ready-to-use mixtures for dietary therapeutic and preventive nutrition.