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MUST Malnutrition Universal Screening Calculator

MUST score — nutritional risk from BMI, weight loss, illness.

Calculates the Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool (MUST) score from BMI, unplanned weight loss, and acute disease effect to identify nutritional risk.

Nadia Almasri By Nadia Almasri
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How to use this calculator

  1. Fill in the inputs above using the units you already have.
  2. Values update automatically as you type — no submit button needed.
  3. Hover any result row for the underlying formula and intermediate values.

Formula

MUST = BMI_score + WL_score + illness_score; 0=low, 1=medium, ≥2=high

In depth

Calculates the Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool (MUST) score from BMI, unplanned weight loss, and acute disease effect to identify nutritional risk.