UNLABELLED: The dietary intake of cancer patients can affect their nutritional status. OBJECTIVES: To assess the dietary intake and nutritional status of head and neck cancer patients on radiotherapy. METHODS: 24-hour recalls and anthropometric measures were taken during the first and third weeks of radiotherapy. RESULTS: Of the 62 patients, significant reductions were found in arm muscle area (p = 0.001) and arm muscle circumference (p < 0.001), and 69% of patients had an average weight loss of 5.7% in three weeks. With regards to their dietary intake, reductions were found in energy (26.5 kcal/kg/d-21.3 kcal/kg/d, p < 0.001), carbohydrate (196.9 g/d - 180.5 g/d, p = 0.020), protein (1.19 g/kg/d-0.93 g/kg/d, p = 0.009) and fat (44.4 g/d-33.1 g/d, p < 0.001) intakes during the study period. DISCUSSION: The changes that result from cancer radiotherapy led to reductions in dietary intake and negatively affected body composition measures.
UNLABELLED: The dietary intake of cancerpatients can affect their nutritional status. OBJECTIVES: To assess the dietary intake and nutritional status of head and neck cancerpatients on radiotherapy. METHODS: 24-hour recalls and anthropometric measures were taken during the first and third weeks of radiotherapy. RESULTS: Of the 62 patients, significant reductions were found in arm muscle area (p = 0.001) and arm muscle circumference (p < 0.001), and 69% of patients had an average weight loss of 5.7% in three weeks. With regards to their dietary intake, reductions were found in energy (26.5 kcal/kg/d-21.3 kcal/kg/d, p < 0.001), carbohydrate (196.9 g/d - 180.5 g/d, p = 0.020), protein (1.19 g/kg/d-0.93 g/kg/d, p = 0.009) and fat (44.4 g/d-33.1 g/d, p < 0.001) intakes during the study period. DISCUSSION: The changes that result from cancer radiotherapy led to reductions in dietary intake and negatively affected body composition measures.
Authors: Carolina Capitão; Diana Coutinho; Pedro Miguel Neves; Manuel Luís Capelas; Nuno M Pimenta; Teresa Santos; Antti Mäkitie; Paula Ravasco Journal: Support Care Cancer Date: 2021-10-25 Impact factor: 3.603
Authors: Lies Pottel; Michelle Lycke; Tom Boterberg; Hans Pottel; Laurence Goethals; Fréderic Duprez; Alex Maes; Stefan Goemaere; Sylvie Rottey; Imogen Foubert; Philip R Debruyne Journal: BMC Complement Altern Med Date: 2014-10-07 Impact factor: 3.659