Nutritional counselling improves energy intake and quality of life in hospitalised cancer patients

Objective: Undernutrition is a common problem in cancer patients. Thirty-one to 87% of cancer patients show substantial loss of body weight at the moment when the malignant disease is diagnosed. We have studied the impact of nutritional therapy on food intake and quality of life (QoL) in hospitalised cancer patients. Methods: Undernourished hospitalised cancer patients were randomised into 2 groups. The nutritional therapy-group (NT-group) got individual nutritional counselling and interventions, including oral nutritional supplements if appropriate, by a dietician. The supplement-group (ONS-group) received oral…