Four-week administration of an energy and protein dense oral nutritional supplement improves micronutrient concentrations but does not completely correct deficiencies in institutionalized malnourished older adults

Four-week administration of an energy and protein dense oral nutritional supplement improves micronutrient concentrations but does not completely correct deficiencies in institutionalized malnourished older adults

IntroductionPoor food intake is common among elderly living in nursing homes, leading to micronutrient deficiency (MD). There are no recommendations for the management of MD in malnourished older adults.MethodsWe conducted a single arm, open-label, multicenter interventional study in institutionaliz...

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Main Authors: Manuel Sanchez, Pauline Courtois-Amiot, Audrey Capdepon, Nathalie Neveux, Julien Gautry, Béatrice Dorigny, Ludovic Brossault, Olivier Bouillanne, Christian Aussel, Agathe Raynaud-Simon, Luc Cynober
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Nutrition
Subjects:
magnesium
malnutrition
micronutrient
nursing home
older adults
selenium
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnut.2023.1249936/full

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