Theme |
Nutrition Therapy for Liver Diseases |
Title |
Effect of Late Evening Snacks on Patients with Cirrhosis |
Author |
Makoto Segawa |
Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine |
Author |
Isao Sakaida |
Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine |
[ Summary ] |
Patients with liver cirrhosis suffer from prtotein-energy malnutrition (PEM) and run short of protein and energy. Late evening snacks (LES) using oral supplementation of branched-chain-amino-acid (BCAA) enriched with sugar should be ingested with nutritional supervision provided by a dietician to control total caloric intake. LES improves energy malnutrition and non protein respiratory quotients, correcting amino acid imbalances, and improving glucose intolerance. |