The article is focused on options of nutrition intervention in primary care. Mentioned are options in nutrition diagnostics with a presentation of simple investigational procedures applicable in the front line. Dis-cussed are options of nutrition therapy, and adumbrated are basic procedures in the application of artificial nutrition including the prevention and resolving of the most frequent complications.

        Key words: nutrition diagnostics - simple starving - stress starving - SGA - nutrition promotion - sipping - enteral nutrition - PEG - aspiration.