High Protein Oral Nutritional Supplements Enable the Majority of Cancer Patients to Meet Protein Intake Recommendations during Systemic Anti-Cancer Treatment: A Randomised Controlled Parallel-Group Study

High Protein Oral Nutritional Supplements Enable the Majority of Cancer Patients to Meet Protein Intake Recommendations during Systemic Anti-Cancer Treatment: A Randomised Controlled Parallel-Group Study

ESPEN guidelines recommend a minimum protein intake of 1.0 g/kg body weight (BW) per day to maintain or restore lean body mass in patients with cancer. During anti-cancer treatment, optimal protein intake is difficult to achieve. We investigated whether a high-protein, low-volume oral nutritional su...

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Main Authors: Anne-Marie Dingemans, Nico van Walree, Franz Schramel, Magdolen Youssef-El Soud, Edita Baltruškevičienė, Willem Lybaert, Margriet Veldhorst, Claudia. A. van den Berg, Stein Kaasa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-12-01
Series:Nutrients
Subjects:
oral nutritional supplements
high protein
nutrition support
cancer
malnutrition
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/15/24/5030

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