title: Tube feeding: immune-boosting formulas.
abstract: This first of two articles on enteral nutrition focuses on the formulas that contain special nutrients to enhance immune system function and digestion. We'll review the specific nutrients in enhanced formulas, what researchers have found about their effects on the critically ill, and whether they're worth using.
authors.affiliation: University of Minnesota School of Nursing, Minneapolis, USA.
authors.forename: D Z
authors.initials: DZ
authors.lastname: Bliss
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lehmann
mesh_terms: D001120:Arginine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004043:Dietary Fiber / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004750:Enteral Nutrition / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing; D015525:Fatty Acids, Omega-3 / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005526:Food, Formulated / Q000032:analysis; D005973:Glutamine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007107:Immune System / Q000187:drug effects*; D009711:Nucleotides / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D004043:Dietary Fiber; D015525:Fatty Acids, Omega-3; D009711:Nucleotides; D005973:Glutamine; D001120:Arginine