One of the most immediate and noticeable side affects of having cancer is unwanted weight loss. Recent studies have revealed that a vast majority (about 80 percent) of cancer patients experience this during their bout with the illness. Moreover, the usual battery of treatments administered to combat the disease can consequently add to a patient’s further weight reduction. The changes in taste or smell, vomiting or nausea, lactose intolerance, fatigue or depression, are some reasons that cause this alarming drop in body mass.
Based on international studies, weight loss and poor nutritional intake accounted for 50 percent of the negative influence on the quality of life function scores among patients with cancer. Due to this pressing need to further educate those who suffer from cancer and those who care for them, Abbott Nutrition International and the Philippine Society of Oncologists renewed their partnership to address proper nutrition among cancer patients. Through their joint efforts, they hope to assist many of those at risk of cancer-induced weight loss with effective consultation and corrective nutrition intervention.
PSO president Dr. Luzviminda Kwong enthused, “We are happy to be working with Abbott and their Prosure team again in giving the best products and healthcare services for our patients.”
ANI sales director Eddie Reyes concurs, “This partnership with PSO firmly inculcates Abbott’s continuing commitment to providing quality products that are firmly backed by science, and are highly recommended by our well-respected health care practitioners.”
Prosure is the only clinically- proven product specially designed to fight cancer-induced weight loss. With its Licosa Pentaenoic Acid formulation, a key ingredient in nutrition oncology, it helps stabilize weight by suppressing harmful metabolic changes induced by cancer. These can be found in fish oil (sardine, salmon, menhaden, mackerel, and herring) but a patient will have to consume a huge amount to get at 2g of EPA per day.
The high levels of protein and EPA (1.1g/serving) combined with high calorie, and low levels of fat in Prosure helps preserve lean body mass and promote weight gain in three weeks with just two glasses per day. Thus improving the overall quality of life of cancer patients.