Better care through better nutrition: Value and effects of Medical Nutrition

Better care through better nutrition: Value and effects of medical nutrition

This report, produced by MNI summarises the existing evidence base for the value and effects of medical nutrition.

An extensive overview provides detailed information on:

• The burden of malnutrition: identification, prevalence, causes and consequences
• The benefits of medical nutrition, covering Oral Nutritional Supplements (ONS), Enteral Tube Feeding (ETF) and Parenteral Nutrition (PN)
• A collection of guidelines and good practices on the use of medical nutrition and on the management of malnutrition
• The health and economic benefits of medical nutrition

Outcome

The report features hyperlinks to additional resources; full citations throughout; images and infographics to help communicate key findings and recommendations for policy makers relating to each of the fields examined.