Five-Year Inpatient Management of Teenagers With Anorexia Nervosa: Focus on Nutritional Issues

Objectives: In patients with Anorexia Nervosa (AN) malnutrition can lead to life-long nutritional treatments. The refeeding process can combine natural feeding (NF) with specific nutritional strategies, including oral nutritional supplements (ONS) and nasogastric feeding (NGF). Aims of the present study were to assess the efficacy of hospital protocol and identify the most effective inpatient nutritional strategies for weight restoration. Methods: All patients hospitalized from April 2015 to April 2020 were enrolled. According to hospital protocol, NF was proposed to all patients; ONS were combined with NF if caloric intake was
Source: Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition - Category: Gastroenterology Tags: Original Articles: Nutrition Source Type: research