Nutritional status in patients with Parkinson's disease at a third-level hospital in Northeastern Mexico

Parkinson's disease (PD) is recognized as the second most common neurodegenerative disorder after Alzheimer's; in PD, a patient's nutritional status may be compromised. This study involved 15 adults, aged 47–80 years of age, with idiopathic Parkinson's disease. Twenty percent of the population had low weight, of which 66% were over 60 years old and, according to the AMA, 26.7% presented malnutrition. In conclusion, PD can contribute to reduced nutritional status, so a nutritional assessment is essential for the early detection of PD patients at risk of malnutrition and for the development and implementation of nutritional intervention. The aim of our study was to describe an outpatient nutritional status with PD in a third level hospital.