Guide To The Symptoms Of Endocarditis

Unintentional Weight Loss

Weight loss occurs when an individual's energy balance ratio becomes negative instead of neutral or positive. An individual's energy balance is the number of calories they take in comparison to the number of calories their body burns. An individual will gain weight when they are taking in more calories than they are burning off (positive energy balance). An individual will lose weight when they are consuming fewer calories than their body is burning off (negative energy balance). Cells around the body use calories by converting them into usable cellular energy. A healthy individual's body will be able to maintain a neutral energy balance on a healthy diet, but an individual affected by any form of infection is going to burn more calories than someone who does not have an infection in their body. This negative energy balance occurs in endocarditis because the bacteria causing the heart infection need calories and glucose to carry out their functions the same way healthy cells in the body do.

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