A Better Way to Help Doctors Make Nutrition Choices
Getting doctors to follow the best nutrition practices is harder than it sounds. This research paper explains a smart system called the Behavior Change Wheel …
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Eating Better Before Surgery Helps Pancreas Patients
Researchers studied 133 patients preparing for major pancreas surgery to see if eating extra nutrition before the operation would help them recover better. …
Read MoreCan Special Nutrition Before Surgery Help Cancer Patients Heal Better?
Doctors know that patients who are malnourished before colorectal cancer surgery have more problems after the operation. Some hospitals give patients special …
Read MoreCan Vitamin D Before Thyroid Surgery Prevent Low Calcium?
Researchers combined results from multiple studies to see if taking vitamin D before thyroid removal surgery helps prevent low calcium levels afterward. Low …
Read MoreSpecial Nutrients Before Surgery May Reduce Infection Risk
Researchers looked at 10 studies involving colorectal cancer surgery patients to see if special nutrient formulas given before or around surgery time could …
Read MoreFeeding Kids Better Before Surgery Cuts Serious Complications
Researchers studied whether giving children better nutrition before surgery for Hirschsprung disease (a bowel condition) could prevent dangerous infections …
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