Background Evidence for the effectiveness of nutritional supplements containing protein and
energy, often prescribed for older people, is limited. Malnutrition is more common in this age …

Background Undernutrition affects over 44% of hospitalised older people, who often dislike
oral nutritional supplements (ONS). This review summarises the evidence for an alternative …

Background Early intervention with nutritional support has been found to stop weight loss in
older people malnourished or at risk of malnutrition. Enriched food could be a more …

Background: Protein and energy undernutrition is common in older people, and further
deterioration may occur during illness. Purpose: To assess whether oral protein and energy …

Background & aims: Malnutrition is common in sick elderly people on admission to hospital
and in the community. We conducted a randomised controlled trial to determine if nutritional …

Disease-related malnutrition is common, detrimentally affecting the patient and healthcare
economy. Although use of high protein oral nutritional supplements (ONS) has been …

Background: To determine whether oral protein energy supplements, prescribed during
hospitalization to elderly medical admissions, affect nutritional status and if baseline …

Background & aims Protein-energy malnutrition is a health concern among older adults.
Improving nutritional status by increasing energy and protein intake likely benefits health …

Background There is increasing evidence from randomized-controlled trials demonstrating
that nutritional support improves clinical outcomes in the population of malnourished …

Objectives: To determine whether routine oral and enteral nutritional supplementation can
improve the weight, anthropometry, and survival of adult patients. Design: Systematic review …