📚 A New Era in Critical Care Nutrition I’m honored to serve as Guest Editor for the new Nutrition & Metabolism issue of Current Opinion in Critical Care. This special issue brings together leading international experts to review the latest science transforming nutrition and metabolism in critically ill patients. For decades, ICU nutrition focused on calories and protein targets. Today, the field is rapidly evolving toward precision, personalized metabolism therapy—using physiology, technology, and individualized interventions to improve both survival and long-term recovery. The articles and topics in the issue are highlighted below and include: 🥩 Personalized Protein Delivery — Nienke Overwater, Marjolein Paulus, Linda Schepers & Arthur van Zanten @ArthurvanZanten 💉 Parenteral & Supplemental Parenteral Nutrition — Tam Lac, Lee-anne Chapple & Emma Ridley @icunutrition 💊 Micronutrient Trials in Critical Illness — Renee Blaauw & Mette Berger 🤖 Smart Feeding: Artificial Intelligence & Integrated Nutrition Platforms — Pierre Singer & Oren Raphaeli 🦠 The Leaky Gut & Microbiome in Critical Illness — Natalie Daniels, Emily Wilson & Mara Serbanescu 🥣 Practical Nutrition (coming in the next issue) — Stephen McClave & Robert Martindale 🫀 Nutrition During ECMO & CRRT — Christian Stoppe, Stefano Marelli & Elisabeth De Waele @ElisabethWaele 🏃 Individualizing Post-ICU Nutrition (coming in the next issue) — Olivier Leeman, Zoë Rosseel, Claude Pichard, and colleagues 💪 Testosterone & Anabolic Therapy to Recover Strength, Function & Quality of Life After Critical Illness — Paul E. Wischmeyer The central message is clear: critical care nutrition is no longer just about delivering calories—it’s about delivering the right metabolic therapy to the right patient at the right time. A sincere thank you to all of these outstanding authors for their exceptional contributions to this special issue. 📖 Read the complete Nutrition & Metabolism issue here: ovid.com/jnls/co-criticalcar… 💬 Which topic do you think will have the greatest impact on improving outcomes in critical illness over the next decade? @Duke_Anesthesia @ICUnutrition #ICUNutrition #Sccm #criticalcare #icurehab #nutritionmatters @NutrioSci