Treatment of unintentional weight loss requires proper diagnosis and long term medical management plan.
Few common causes of unintentional weight loss are:-
1) Forgetfulness
2) Poor dentition
3) Depression
4) Malabsorption
5) Disease
6) Medication
7) Problems with swallowing
8) Imbalanced diet
There are other conditions as well which can cause unintentional weight loss
Next Steps
Consult a general physician for evaluation and treatment of unintentional weight loss.
Health Tips
Few conservative measures:-
1) Increase meal frequency with small manageable servings - better for absorption.
2) Stop dietary restrictions - gives more freedom of choice.
3) Add natural flavour enhancers - sometime due to reduced smell and taste sensation, food tastes bland
4) select foods with high calorie density - small quantity more energy
5) Correct dental problems if any - for proper and easy chewing
6) Daily physical activity and aerobic exercises - to use calories eaten.
7) Liquid dietary supplements - easy to prepare, easy to disgest