Table 3.

The overall effect of the oral nutritional supplements (ONS) on the included outcomes.

Primary Outcomes	Appetite	Overall Appetite	Increased
		Hunger	No positive effect
		Fullness	No positive effect
		Desire to eat	No positive effect
		How much do you think you can eat now?	Increased
		How preoccupied are you with thoughts of food?	Increased
Secondary Outcomes	Intake	Overall energy intake	Increased
		Protein intake	Increased
		Fat intake	Increased
		Carbohydrate intake	No positive effect
	Body weight		Increased
	Body mass index (BMI)		Increased
	Diarrhea		Decreased
	Pressure sores		Decreased
	Quality of life (QoL)		Increased
	Total health care cost indices		Decreased