Nutrition in the ICU: Understanding the Caloric Balance

Posted onJuly 16, 2018

Nutrition in the ICU: Understanding the Caloric Balance

Patients in the ICU on mechanical ventilation are at increased health risk if they are continuously overfed. Overfeeding can lead to and

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Posted onJune 20, 2018

FDA Announces Updates to Dietary Fiber List

On June 14, 2018 the FDA announced that it will expand their definition of dietary fiber. In 2016 the FDA

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Posted onMay 1, 2018

Barriers of Bariatric Surgery

  The obesity epidemic continues to affect our population both in the US and worldwide. While there are constant and

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Posted onFebruary 7, 2018

Tube Feeding Awareness Week February 5th-9th 2018

February 5th to 9th is Tube Feeding Awareness week. Its estimated that nearly half a million Americans are living with

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Posted onJanuary 25, 2018

Blood Thinners, Vitamin K and the Dysphagia Diet

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. Complications related to cardiovascular disease often require pharmaceutical

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Posted onJanuary 10, 2018

A letter of thanks

We strive to do our best in our mission to help people feel better but often are not able to

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Posted onDecember 18, 2017

Banatrol Plus vs Hyfiber

Because of the similarities between Banatrol Plus and Hyfiber- both are high fiber- there can be some confusion on their use

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Posted onDecember 3, 2017

Clear Liquid Conundrum

Patients often require a clear liquid diet when admitted to the hospital. The clear liquid diet, while often necessary, is

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Posted onOctober 11, 2017

Protein Bolus to Preserve Lean Muscle Mass

ProSource TF is an amino acid enhanced hydrolyzed collagen liquid protein product. It is water thin and provides 40kcal and

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Posted onSeptember 20, 2017

HyFiber and Diabetes

Hyfiber is an ideal product for the diabetic population. Although the carbohydrate content is listed as a total of 14

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