Unintentional Weight Loss (Adults)

UNINTENTIONAL WEIGHT LOSS (Adults) Decreased Intake Increased Losses Weight Loss Non-organic causes/contributors: • Poverty/Food insecurity • Disordered eating* (e.g. Anorexia nervosa, bulimia) • Mood/mental health • Appetite decreased/Frailty (e.g. Tea and toast) Organic causes: • Gastroesophageal Reflux/Reflux Disease* • Dysphagia • Dental Disease Intake Normal or High Increased Demands • Vomiting* (e.g. Hypocortisolemia) • Renal Tubular Acidosis • Malabsorption (e.g. Celiac Disease*, Cystic Fibrosis*, Inflammatory Bowel Disease*, short bowel syndrome, infectious/post-infectious diarrhea) • Congestive Heart Failure* • Chronic Respiratory Distress (e.g. Cystic Fibrosis*, chronic aspiration) • Malignancy • Endocrinopathies (e.g. Hyperthyroidism) *Indicates Key Condition This is not an exhaustive list of medical conditions.