Impact of Oral Nutrition Supplements in Gastrointestinal Cancer Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT: Background: Malnutrition is a significant national health problem in countries with low and intermediate incomes and was announced in the United Nations' 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Goals. Chemotherapy may have adverse effects on nutritional health issues and quality of life experience, particularly in patients with gastrointestinal (GIT) cancer. Our research's objective was to determine the beneficial effects of oral nutrition supplements on nutritional status assessed by maintenance of whole-body composition and patient-generated subjective global assessment (PG-SGA) in all GIT cancer patients treated with chemotherapy medications. Methods: Among the patients, the nutrition support (NS) group (n = 75) received 500 kcal daily of a balanced oral nutrition s

SUBMITTER: Sarhan RM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12655240 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature