CRP and Anorexia: Cytokines, produced during inflammation, often result in anorexia, in large part by impairing the ability to digest or absorb nutrients.[26] Hospitalized patients with severe inflammatory responses (defined as CRP > 100 mg/L) did not demonstrate a strong, measurable response to nutrition support in a large randomized controlled trial.[27] Among our representative United States population, a lower albumin was associated with a greater CRP in old adults.