A nutritionally complete oral nutritional supplement powder improved nutritional outcomes in free-living adults at risk of malnutrition: A randomized controlled trial
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AbstractBackground: This randomized controlled trial investigated the effectiveness of an oral nutritional supplement (ONS) on nutrition-related outcomes over 12 weeks in Chinese adults with or at risk of malnutrition. Methods: 88 Chinese adults ≥18 years living independently in Hong Kong with Mini Nutritional Assessment-Short Form (MNA-SF) score ≤11 were randomly assigned to (1) 2 servings/day of nutritionally complete ONS powder made with water (Fresubin® Powder (Fresubin Kabi Deutschland GmbH, Bad Homburg, Germany), 600 kcal, 22.4 g protein) for 12 weeks (intervention group) or (2) no treatment (control group). The primary outcome was increase in body weight (BW) over 12 weeks. Secondary outcomes included improvement in body mass index (BMI), mid-arm circumference (MAC), calf circumference, MNA-SF score, quality of life, self-rated health, frailty, and diet quality. Results: The intervention group showed a significantly higher mean increase in BW compared with the control group (1.381 kg, intervention vs control, p < 0.001). The intervention group also showed significantly higher mean increases in BMI, MAC, calf circumference, intake of energy, protein, vitamin D, and calcium compared with the control group. No group differences in the changes of other outcomes were observed. Conclusions: For Chinese free-living adults at risk of malnutrition, daily consumption of a nutritionally complete ONS powder improved nutritional outcomes compared with the control group.
Acceptance Date06/09/2022
All Author(s) ListYeung SSY, Lee SW, Kwok T
Journal nameInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Year2022
Month9
Volume Number19
Issue Number18
Article number11354
ISSN1661-7827
eISSN1660-4601
LanguagesEnglish-United States
Keywordsaging, malnutrition, oral nutritional supplement, community, quality of life

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