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-'''Hyperalimentation''' refers to a state where quantities of food consumed are greater than appropriate.<ref name="Dorlands">{{DorlandsDict|four/000050758|hyperalimentation}}</ref> It includes [[overeating]], as well as other routes of administration such as in [[parenteral nutrition]].
-The term can also be used to describe ingestion to compensate for past deficiencies.<ref>{{eMedicineDictionary|Hyperalimentation}}</ref> In this context, it can refer to [[parenteral nutrition]], though this has been described as incorrect.<ref name="Dorlands"/> This is a procedure in which [[nutrient]]s and [[vitamin]]s are given to a person in liquid form through a [[vein]]. It is a medical procedure used for individuals who cannot get nutrients from food.  This is done mainly due to impaired [[gastrointestinal]] (GI) conditions such as severe [[malabsorption]], progressed [[eating disorder]]s, etc, (since [[tube feeding]] is often preferred for non-GI related conditions).
-It is a frequent [[iatrogenic]] cause of normal [[anion gap]] [[metabolic acidosis]].
-Hyperalimentation can also cause an osmotic [[diuresis]] due to an increased load of urea from protein catabolism.
-Frequently, it is also associated with opportunistic infections by [[Candida albicans]].
-==References==
-{{reflist}}
-{{Nutritional pathology}}
-[[Category:nutrition]]
-[[Category:intensive care medicine]]