Background The use of homemade tube feeding formula has become increasingly popular
for children requiring enteral nutrition. This project aimed to investigate nutrition and …

Background Adults and children who are enterally tube‐fed can experience adverse
gastrointestinal symptoms (GIS). Observational data suggests that blended diets (BD) could …

Enteral nutrition for children is supplied through nasogastric or gastrostomy tubes. Diet not
only influences nutritional intake but also interacts with the composition and function of the …

Nearly half a million individuals in the United States are dependent on enteral nutrition to
meet their nutrition needs. Public interest in blenderized tube feeding (BTF) has increased …

Prior to the 1970s, blending food and liquids and putting them through an enteral access
device (EAD) was the most common form of enteral nutrition (EN). However, in the 1970s …

Abstract Background Blenderized tube feedings (BTFs) are used by patients/caregivers who
report improvements in gastrointestinal tolerance compared with standard commercial …

Blenderized tube feeding (BTF) refers to formula composed of whole foods and purees,
blended to a consistency that can be administered through an enteral feeding device. BTFs …

Enteral nutrition is a type of nutritional support that provides the necessary sources of energy
and protein for patients who suffer from dysphagia, chronic disease, and loss of appetite. In …

Background & aims Home enteral nutrition is a nutritional intervention that can help in the
recovery of health after hospital discharge. The objectives of this study were to evaluate the …

Background: Blended tube feeding (BTF) is the administration of pureed whole foods via
gastric feeding tubes. There is some evidence to suggest that BTF may have clinical and …