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. 2017 Jun 10;9(6):594. doi: 10.3390/nu9060594

Table 1.

Overnutrition in patients with neuromuscular diseases (NMDs).

Risk Factor
Decreased caloric needs
Decreased resting energy expenditure
Decreased physical activity
Excessive caloric intake due to increased appetite because of medication
Lack of caloric restriction by parents