Making an informed choice tailored to each patient.
Nutritional supplements can be useful when the diet alone cannot provide adequate nutrition. They can also be used to manage certain clinical conditions. Once a decision is made to use them it is important to consider patient choice and cultural beliefs as well as which nutrients to supply.
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Sarah
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Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust.
D003469:Culture; D003657:Decision Making; D019587:Dietary Supplements; D005521:Food Service, Hospital / Q000592:standards*; D005527:Food, Fortified; D006801:Humans; D009747:Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D010347:Patient Care Planning