Heart failure
Body wasting is a common manifestation in people suffering from heart failure. It is also called cardiac cachexia, which means the loss of body fat and muscles. You cannot easily recover from cardiac cachexia as it is irreversible. It deals with how your body consumes the food and calories you eat and its absorption. The body also faces the breathing issue and consumes more energy which results in the consumption of more calories. Inflammation, and other metabolites in the setting of heart failure also cause muscle deterioration. Congestive heart failure makes it harder for your body to absorb nutrients from the food.