Oral Nutrition Supplements Correct Nutrient Gaps in Malnourished Older Adults, Study Finds

According to a study involving 308 participants, supplementation was significantly more effective than dietary advice alone. It reduced by more than half both the number of individuals whose nutrient intakes fell below dietary reference values (DRVs) and the number of nutrients per person that failed to meet DRVs.

“This enables older people to meet more of their individual reference nutrient intakes for a wide range of vitamins, minerals and trace elements than with food and dietary advice alone,” wrote researchers from the University of Southampton in the journal Nutrients.

The study was supported by Danone Nutricia Global Research Centre.

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