TY  - JOUR
AU  - Son, Wangkuk
AU  - Lin, Jason
AU  - Puppa, Melissa
PY  - 2020
DA  - 2020/12/07
TI  - Nutritional Interventions in Cancer Cachexia Prevention and Treatment
JO  - OBM Integrative and Complementary Medicine
SP  - 044
VL  - 05
IS  - 04
AB  - Cancer cachexia contributes to 30% of cancer-related deaths. There is currently no treatment or standard of care for cancer cachexia. Many nutritional interventions show promise for the treatment and or prevention of cachexia. Supplementation with omega-3 fatty acids, protein and vitamins either alone or in combination has shown some beneficial effects in the prevention and treatment of cancer cachexia. The mechanisms through which many nutritional interventions work to attenuate cachexia are just beginning to be understood. Therefore, the purpose of this review is to examine several nutritional strategies that have been investigated in the prevention and or treatment of cancer cachexia and provide evidence for the use of additional nutritional interventions to combat cachexia.
SN  - 2573-4393
UR  - https://doi.org/10.21926/obm.icm.2004044
DO  - 10.21926/obm.icm.2004044
ID  - Son2020
ER  -