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Can fortified foods and snacks increase the energy and protein intake of hospitalised older patients? A systematic review

Can fortified foods and snacks increase the energy and protein intake of hospitalised older patients? A systematic review
Can fortified foods and snacks increase the energy and protein intake of hospitalised older patients? A systematic review
Background: Undernutrition affects over 44% of hospitalised older people, who often dislike oral nutritional supplements (ONS). This review summarises the evidence for an alternative strategy, using energy and protein dense meals (via fortification) or snacks (supplementation) to increase the dietary energy and protein intake of older inpatients.

Methods: A search was conducted through PubMed, EMBASE, CINAHL and the Cochrane database of systematic reviews (May 1996 to May 2016) that used fortification or supplementation to increase the energy or protein intake of patients (mean age ≥60 years) in hospitals or rehabilitation centres.

Results: Ten articles (546 patients, mean age 60–83 years) were identified. Compared with usual nutritional care, six studies using either energy or protein based fortification and supplementation significantly increased intake of energy (250–450 kcal day−1) or protein (12–16 g day−1). Two studies enriched menus with both energy and protein, and significantly increased both energy (698 kcal day−1 and 21 kJ kg−1) and protein (16 g and 0.2 g kg−1) intake compared to usual care. ONS was similar to supplementation in one study but superior to fortification in another. Four studies reported good acceptability of enriched products and two studies that found they were cost-effective.

Conclusions: Compared with usual nutritional care, energy- and protein-based fortification and supplementation could be employed as an effective, well-tolerated and cost-effective intervention to improve dietary intake amongst older inpatients. This strategy may be particularly useful for patients with cognitive impairment who struggle with ONS, and clinical trials are required to compare these approaches and establish their impact on functional outcomes.
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Mills, S. R., Wilcox, C.R., Ibrahim, K. and Roberts, H.C. (2018) Can fortified foods and snacks increase the energy and protein intake of hospitalised older patients? A systematic review. Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, 31 (3), 379-389. (doi:10.1111/jhn.12529).

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Background: Undernutrition affects over 44% of hospitalised older people, who often dislike oral nutritional supplements (ONS). This review summarises the evidence for an alternative strategy, using energy and protein dense meals (via fortification) or snacks (supplementation) to increase the dietary energy and protein intake of older inpatients.

Methods: A search was conducted through PubMed, EMBASE, CINAHL and the Cochrane database of systematic reviews (May 1996 to May 2016) that used fortification or supplementation to increase the energy or protein intake of patients (mean age ≥60 years) in hospitals or rehabilitation centres.

Results: Ten articles (546 patients, mean age 60–83 years) were identified. Compared with usual nutritional care, six studies using either energy or protein based fortification and supplementation significantly increased intake of energy (250–450 kcal day−1) or protein (12–16 g day−1). Two studies enriched menus with both energy and protein, and significantly increased both energy (698 kcal day−1 and 21 kJ kg−1) and protein (16 g and 0.2 g kg−1) intake compared to usual care. ONS was similar to supplementation in one study but superior to fortification in another. Four studies reported good acceptability of enriched products and two studies that found they were cost-effective.

Conclusions: Compared with usual nutritional care, energy- and protein-based fortification and supplementation could be employed as an effective, well-tolerated and cost-effective intervention to improve dietary intake amongst older inpatients. This strategy may be particularly useful for patients with cognitive impairment who struggle with ONS, and clinical trials are required to compare these approaches and establish their impact on functional outcomes.

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Accepted/In Press date: 14 November 2017
e-pub ahead of print date: 10 January 2018
Published date: June 2018

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Local EPrints ID: 416794
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/416794
ISSN: 0952-3871
PURE UUID: 40732cd4-ffc8-4226-aad9-f930f619d599
ORCID for K. Ibrahim: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-5709-3867
ORCID for H.C. Roberts: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-5291-1880

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Author: S. R. Mills
Author: C.R. Wilcox
Author: K. Ibrahim ORCID iD
Author: H.C. Roberts ORCID iD

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