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Disease-related malnutrition has been reported in 10% to 55% of people in hospital and the community and is associated with significant health and social-care costs. Dietary advice (DA) encouraging consumption of energy- and nutrient-rich foods rather than oral nutritional supplements (ONS) may be an initial treatment.
[1
]deptDepartment of Dietetics, Allied Health Division , Changi General Hospital , Singapore, Singapore;
[2
]Department of Nutrition, Dietetics and Food, Monash University, Notting Hill , VIC, Australia,
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Correspondence to: Alvin Wong, PhD, MSc, BSc. Department of Dietetics, Allied Health Division, Changi
General Hospital, 2 Simei Street 3, Singapore 529889, Singapore. Email:
alvin_wong@
123456cgh.com.sg
.
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