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ReviewFrontiers in nutrition2025

Nutritional alterations, adverse consequences, and comprehensive assessment in spinal cord injury: a review.

Zehui Li, Xiaoxin Wang, Yan Yu, Yingli Jing, Huayong Du, Wubo Liu, Chunjia Zhang, Zuliyaer Talifu, Xin Xu, Yunzhu Pan and 1 more

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Review in Frontiers in nutrition, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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4citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Zehui LiSchool of Rehabilitation, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Xiaoxin WangSchool of Rehabilitation, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Yan YuSchool of Rehabilitation, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Yingli JingSchool of Rehabilitation, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Huayong DuSchool of Rehabilitation, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Wubo LiuSchool of Rehabilitation, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Chunjia ZhangSchool of Rehabilitation, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Zuliyaer TalifuSchool of Rehabilitation, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Xin XuSchool of Rehabilitation, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Yunzhu PanSchool of Rehabilitation, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Jianjun LiSchool of Rehabilitation, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Spinal cord injury (SCI) leads to complex nutritional alterations, including energy imbalance, skewed macronutrient and micronutrient intake, and disrupted nutrient absorption and metabolism. These changes contribute to increased risks of obesity, cardiovascular disease, metabolic syndrome, and other comorbidities, profoundly affecting long-term recovery and quality of life. Despite the growing recognition of these challenges, nutritional assessment methods for SCI patients remain fragmented and insufficient. This review first outlines the major nutritional consequences and clinical implications of SCI, then focuses on current methods for assessing nutritional status in this population. Three major domains are discussed: body composition analysis, nutrient intake and absorption assessment, and energy metabolism monitoring. Traditional tools such as anthropometry, food diaries, and indirect calorimetry are discussed alongside advanced technologies including magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA), and metabolomics. By highlighting both current limitations and emerging solutions, this review underscores the importance of personalized, technology-assisted nutritional assessment strategies to guide clinical decision-making and optimize outcomes for individuals with SCI.

Indexed as

body compositioncomplicationsenergy imbalancemetabolic alterationsnutritional assessmentnutritional statusspinal cord injury

Identifiers

PMID40416388
PMCPMC12098053

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