How many ASPEN criteria for malnutrition are there?
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According to the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN), a standardized set of diagnostic criteria should be used to identify adult malnutrition in clinical practice. There are six clinical characteristics that compose the ASPEN criteria for diagnosing malnutrition, with at least two of these factors required for a diagnosis.
