Nutritional Supplement Associated With Lower Death Rates in Older Patients

Providing an oral nutritional supplement during and after hospital admission was associated with a 50 percent lower death rate in older malnourished patients with heart and lung disease, according to a clinical study conducted by Texas A&M University Center for Translational Research in Aging & Longevity (CTRAL) director Dr. Nicolaas Deutz. He said the results ...