The impact of nutrition support on body composition in cancer outpatients receiving radiotherapy

E Isenring; S Capra; J Bauer; PSW Davies

doi:10.1007/s00592-003-0054-6

The impact of nutrition support on body composition in cancer outpatients receiving radiotherapy

E Isenring^*
, S Capra
, J Bauer
, PSW Davies

^*Corresponding author for this work

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This study investigated the change in body composition in 36 cancer outpatients receiving radiotherapy to the head and neck area (mean age: 63+/-15 years) randomised to receive either nutrition intervention (NI; n=15) or usual care (UC; n=21). Body weight and composition were measured at the commencement of radiotherapy and 3 months later. The UC group lost significantly more weight; mean decrease=4.3 kg, than the NI group: mean decrease=1.1 kg (t((30))=-2.5, p=0.019). Fat-free mass loss was significantly higher in the UC group with a mean loss of 2.2 kg versus 0.3 kg in the NI group (t((30))=-2.3, p=0.029). Body composition as measured by foot-to-foot bioelectrical impedance analysis provides more information than weight alone and can allow for tailoring of NI.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	S162-S164
Number of pages	3
Journal	Acta Diabetologica
Volume	40
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s00592-003-0054-6
Publication status	Published - Oct 2003
Externally published	Yes
Event	6th International Symposium on In Vivo Body Composition Studies - ROME, Italy Duration: 3 Oct 2002 → 5 Oct 2002

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Isenring, E. (Project Lead), Marshall, S. (Senior Research Fellow), Van der Meij, B. (Senior Research Fellow), Rigby, R. (Associate Investigator), Teleni, L. (HDR Student), Crichton, M. (HDR Student) & Tang, X. (Admin)
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The impact of nutrition support on body composition in cancer outpatients receiving radiotherapy

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