The Effects of Compliance with Nutritional Counselling on Body Composition Parameters in Head and Neck Cancer Patients under Radiotherapy

Table 2

Percent loss of weight and ONS consumption in overall study population.

		%
Weight loss compared to normal weight (%)
None	31	52.6
<10%	17	28.8
≥10%	11	18.6
Type of enteral product recommended (n = 56)
Hypercaloric	53	94.6
Diabetic	3	5.4
Consumption of the recommended ONS (n = 56)
Regularly	31	55.4
Not regularly	25	44.6
Reasons for nonconsumption (n = 28)
Loss of appetite, nausea & diarrhoea	14	50.0
Personal reasons (bad taste, not believing the importance of it)	5	17.8
Pain during swallowing	5	17.8
Not stated	4	14.4