title: The authors reply.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Department of Nutrition and the Renal Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA.
authors.forename: Malcolm K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Robinson
authors.forename: Kris M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Mogensen
authors.forename: Kenneth B
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Christopher
mesh_terms: D016638:Critical Illness / Q000401:mortality*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009752:Nutritional Status; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications*