Effect of High Protein BCAA-Enriched Oral Nutrition Supplement (ONS) on Malnutrition in Indian Chronic Liver Disease (CLD) Patients: PROTON Study

Background: Chronic liver disease (CLD) is a long-term progressive deteriora- tion of liver functions, leading to fibrosis and cirrhosis. Malnutrition and sarco- penia are common in CLD patients, worsening treatment outcomes and survival rates. This study investigates the impact of an oral nutrition supplement (ONS) on malnutrition in CLD patients. Materials and Methods: A multi-centre sin- gle-arm, prospective interventional study was conducted with 76 malnourished CLD patients at Gleneagles...