Intervention with oral nutrition supplements with B-hydroxy-B-methylbutyrate and vitamin D in malnourished oncology outpatients associated with reduced healthcare resource utilization and costs

Rationale: Patients with cancer have special nutrition needs to support them during treatment which can be met with specialized oral nutrition supplements (ONS). We analyzed healthcare resource use and cost data from a retrospective study in malnourished oncology patients that previously reported benefits of an HMB+oral nutritional supplement (HMB-ONS)1.
Source: Clinical Nutrition ESPEN - Category: Nutrition Authors: Source Type: research