| ASPEN | American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition |
| BMI | body mass index |
| CCK | cholecystokinin |
| CNS | central nervous system |
| COVID-19 | coronavirus disease 2019 |
| DoMAP | Determinants of Malnutrition in Aged Persons |
| DNA | deoxyribonucleic acid |
| ESPEN | European Society of Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism |
| Fe | iron |
| FELANPE | Federación Latinoamericana de Terapia Nutricional, Nutrición Clínica y Metabolismo |
| FGF21 | fibroblast growth factor 21 |
| GLIM | Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition |
| HIV/AIDS | human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome |
| ICU | intensive care unit |
| IL | interleukin |
| MNA | Mini Nutritional Assessment |
| PENSA | The Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition Society of Asia |
| PEM | protein-energy malnutrition |
| PEU | protein-energy undernutrition |
| (PG-) SGA | (Patient-Generated) Subjective Global Assessment |
| PYY | peptide YY |
| SASP | senescence-associated secretory phenotype |
| TNF-α | tumour necrosis factor alpha |
| WHO | World Health Organization |
| Zn | zinc |