Dietary advice and support to increase dietary intake, focusing on the frequency of meals and the types of food/fluid consumed
Food fortification aimed at improving the energy density' of meals and snacks
Prescription of oral nutrition support supplements.
Dietary advice should include the following:
Eat meals when energy levels are at their highest, which is usually in the morning
Eat several small energy dense meals to avoid becoming breathless while eating
Eat slowly and chew foods thoroughly to avoid "swallowing air' while eating