More than 46 million Americans suffered from substance use disorder (SUD) in 2021. On top of the psychological, physical and neurochemical challenges of addiction, these individuals are at higher risk for an often-overlooked condition: a lack of calories and poor nutrient density, experts noted during a seminar for Malnutrition Awareness Week in September.
The American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, which presented the seminar, called malnutrition in SUD a