| Summary: | 碩士 === 中山醫學大學 === 營養學系碩士班 === 104 === People in the long-term care organization generally have malnutrition problem. Appropriate formula of enteral nutrition provides good sources of nutritional support to improve the nutritional status of residents and reduce the incidence of infection and mortality. The main objective of this study was to understand the effect of tube feeding formula containing soybean protein isolate and whey protein on the improvement of nutritional status of subjects with malnutrition. 30 subjects (14 males and 16 females, average age was 78 years old) of tube feeding with malnutrition were enrolled in this study. The experimental period was 12 weeks. Biochemical analyses, anthropometric factors, physiological symptoms and dietary condition were measured before and after 12 weeks of intervention. Results showed that the daily energy intake and the intake of carbohydrate, protein were significantly increased after using the formula (p<0.01). There were very significant difference in anthropometric measurements, including BMI, TSF, MAC and MAMC (p<0.01) and significant difference was found in body weight (p<0.05). Serum albumin, prealbumin, magnesium and triglyceride were very significantly increased (p<0.01). Serum cholesterol, calcium, phosphorus, sodium, potassium, iron and uric acid showed no difference. In conclusion, the intervention of this tube feeding formula could greatly improve the anthropometric data and nutritional status of the subjects.
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