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I work in an ICU and deal with different types of liquid nutritional supplements for patients who cannot eat solid food. I thought I would post some facts about these supplements to see what people think.

Jevity - 29.4% fat/53.6% CHO/17% protein - Major Ingredients: water, corn maltodextrin, corn syrup, caseinates, corn & canola oil, MCTs, soy protein isolates..... - http://abbottnutrition.com/products/jevity-1_5-cal

Promote - 23% fat/52% CHO/23% protein - Major Ingredients: water, corn maltodextrin, caseinate, soy protein isolate, MCTs, soy & safflower oil... Intended for those with low caloric needs and those at risk for protein energy malnutrition - http://abbottnutrition.com/products/promote

Oxepa -55.2% fat/28.1% CHO/16.7% protein - Major Ingredients: water, caseinates, sugar, corn maltodextrin, canola oil, MCTs, marine oil (anchovy, menhaden, salmon, sardine, tuna), borage oil... Intended to modulate the inflammatory response - http://abbottnutrition.com/Products/oxepa

Obviously one is quite different from the others and this one is usually the least used. Thoughts? Comments? Concerns?

If you have a loved one in the hospital receiving any of these, please do not storm into the place with a loaded semi-auto making demands. I am not a medical doctor and therefore the information I post should not be used as medical advice. I do not condone the use of one of these substances over the other.

flag	asked Oct 6 2011 at 13:40 Alex 111●3

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thanks so much for posting this. I spent two weeks in hospital years ago and had an IV of one of these prolly for almost the entire time. I asked multiple times what these were and all I was ever told was, sugar water. I should've just read the label but my mind was on other things – ben61820 Oct 6 2011 at 14:19

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These substances don't go through peripheral IV, they go into the stomach via various routes. Only total parenteral nutrition (TPN) is used for direct venous nutritional support which is definitely more than just sugar water. – Alex Oct 6 2011 at 15:28

Kamal · Answer 1 · 2011-10-06 13:45:34Z UTC

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Just one thought.

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answered Oct 6 2011 at 13:45

Kamal♦
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Even your answer has corn in! – Matt Oct 6 2011 at 14:23

ALmost everything is in everything - sugar, caseinates, MCT.... – majkinetor Oct 6 2011 at 14:26

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Sugar is corn maltodextrin, caseinates are from cows fed with corn, MCTs are from coconuts harvested by people fed with corn. The last hopefully isn't true. – Kamal♦ Oct 6 2011 at 14:35

Ah, but the last is certainly true. – henny Oct 6 2011 at 14:39

And we all live on the same planet with corn... yeah, I get it :) – majkinetor Oct 6 2011 at 17:52

majkinetor · Answer 2 · 2011-10-06 14:28:59Z UTC

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Oxepa IMO is the best for general case. The point is that you need lowcarb diet to promote healing by ascorbic acid which is boosted in this solution along with Vitamin E. Fish oil will help hospital depression.

answered Oct 6 2011 at 14:28

majkinetor

	This is what is usually used for the "sickest." – Alex Oct 6 2011 at 15:31
	I would use it for general casey. I guess your 'sickest' means that clinicans think they need antiinflamantory response. However, omega-3 oils are not that fast. They need first to get integrated into cell membranes. The major benefit here is low carb + antioxidants. On longer ICU omega-3 would kick in. – majkinetor Oct 6 2011 at 17:54

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