The Effects of Continuous Intake of ONS on the Nutritional Status of Taiwanese Elderly

Past studies have pointed out that adequate intake of calories and protein in the elderly can deferred sarcopenia and debilitating conditions. Therefore, this study intends to use oral nutrition as a way of nutritional supplements, without affecting the subjects' normal meal intake, and supplements with snacks It is expected that there will be benefits in protein and muscle synthesis. However, the palatability of oral nutritional products will affect the effectiveness of nutritional supplements. Therefore, this test provides nutrients that are easy for the subjects to ingest with a variety of flavors, in order to achieve the test calories and protein needs. In order to investigate and compare the nutritional status, serum zinc and vitamin D status in healthy (MUST score 0) elderly and at risk of malnutrition elderly, we recruited healthy elderlies in the nursing home.