Table 5. Nutrition Goals During Treatmenta

Weight/Nutrition StatusDuring Treatment
Healthy weight and nutrition statusMaintain lean body mass
Maintain healthy weight
Malnutrition
– Acute disease relatedSupport vital organ function
Preserve host response though acute episode
May have increased energy and protein requirements
– Chronic disease relatedMaintain and improve lean body mass and fat
Obesity (no malnutrition)Maintain lean body mass
Consider modest weight reduction (≤2 lbs/wk)

aAdapted from Hamilton et al.,[2] Kushi et al.,[4] and Rock et al.[6]

From: Nutrition in Cancer Care (PDQ®)

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