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of the nutritional concerns of cancer survivors.

While nutrition is considered highly important by cancer survivors and a high proportion experience potentially serious diet-related problems including weight and muscle loss, fewer than half surveyed had access to a dietitian. Over a third had used at least one alternative dietary strategy, and over half felt confused about nutrition. Comprehensive nutritional screening and referral programmes to oncology dietitians need to be implemented in the ambulatory setting in order to identify and facilitate early management of the nutritional concerns of cancer survivors.

Dietary pattern (DP) may play an important role in the formation of Age-related cataract (ARC). The objective of the study was to investigate the association between DP and ARC.

Participants (120 cases and 240 controls) aged 50-80 years were selected from the ophthalmology clinic of Urmia Imam Khomeini Educational Hospital in the Northwest of Iran by the simple random sampling method between 2017 and 2018. Participants in matched case-control study were free of diabetes, autoimmune diseases and cancer. Factor analysis method was used to identify the major DPs. The association between participants’ DPs and ARC were evaluated using logistic regression analysis in SPSS20.

Four major DPs were found and nominated “Unhealthy”, “Healthy”, “Salty foods” and “Mixed” patterns. Sodium carboxymethyl cellulose In continues model the Unhealthy pattern was positively associated with the risk of ARC disease (odds ratio in adjusted model was 5.71; 95% CI 3.68-8.87, P

< 0.001). The Healthy pattern was inversely associated with the ARC (odds ratio in adjusted model was 0.48; 95% CI 0.34-0.67, P

=0.02). The Salty foods pattern was associated with ARC (odds ratio in adjusted model was 1.45; 95% CI; 1.04-2.02, P

=0.03). The association between ARC disease and Mixed patterns was not statistically significant.

The results indicate that Unhealthy and Salty foods patterns were associated with increased risk of ARC. Further prospective studies are needed to confirm such an association.

The results indicate that Unhealthy and Salty foods patterns were associated with increased risk of ARC. Further prospective studies are needed to confirm such an association.

Nutritional status is associated with physical function and body composition. However, these relationships in patients with colorectal cancer remain poorly understood. This study aimed to investigate the association between nutritional status, physical function, and skeletal muscle mass in geriatric patients with colorectal cancer.

Preoperative patients diagnosed with colorectal cancer were recruited for this cross-sectional observational study. The correlations were calculated using Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient, and the intergroup differences in physical function and skeletal muscle mass between categories according to nutritional assessment were analyzed using the Mann-Whitney U test or Kruskal-Wallis test.

We recruited 127 patients (median age 71.0 years). Hand grip strength was correlated with geriatric nutritional risk index (GNRI) (male p=0.033; female p=0.014), albumin (male p=0.014; female p=0.003), and controlling nutritional status (CONUT) score (male p=0.004; female p=0.011) in botwith serum albumin concentration and CONUT score. Physical function and skeletal muscle mass are associated with nutritional status, and hand grip strength might be more strongly associated with nutritional status.

Hand grip strength correlated with various nutritional assessment tools, and PVI was correlated with BMI in particular. Five-times sit-to-stand test and short physical performance battery were correlated with serum albumin concentration and CONUT score. Physical function and skeletal muscle mass are associated with nutritional status, and hand grip strength might be more strongly associated with nutritional status.

There is limited data on macronutrient content and its variability in mothers’ milk of extremely low birth weight (ELBW) infants. The primary objectives were to determine the mean and the range of macronutrient content in milk from mothers of ELBW infants.

A near-infrared milk analyzer was used to measure fat, protein and carbohydrate. Data is presented as mean±SD, median, and minimum/maximum values. Intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC) and linear regression were used to examine differences between repeat analyses.

The mean GA and BW of infants were 25.6±1.9 weeks and 678.6±78.6g respectively. The mean caloric content of 212 milk samples (10 infants) was 20.1±5.4 cals/oz. The mean fat, protein and carbohydrate content were 3.2±1.8, 1.6±0.5g% and 8.0±0.8g% respectively. Large subject to subject and day to day variations were observed. The range of calories, fat, protein and carbohydrate content were 10.4-42.3 cals/oz, 0.2-14.1, 0.6-3.3 and 6.4-13.7g% respectively. Nearly half of all samples had 17 or less cals/oz and 10% had 15 or less cals/oz. There were no significant differences between repeat readings on a single sample.

Standard fortification in presence of significant variation in macronutrient and caloric content of mother’s milk can lead to large day to day variation in macronutrient and caloric intake of ELBW infants. Clinical significance of variable intake from one day to another in infants at high risk of NEC and growth failure is unclear and needs further study.

Standard fortification in presence of significant variation in macronutrient and caloric content of mother’s milk can lead to large day to day variation in macronutrient and caloric intake of ELBW infants. Clinical significance of variable intake from one day to another in infants at high risk of NEC and growth failure is unclear and needs further study.

We have previously shown reduced protein balance in response to nutrition in paediatric Crohn’s disease (CD) in remission, associated with reduced lean mass (sarcopenia) and reduced protein intake in males. We aim to compare skeletal muscle metabolic response to feeding in adult active CD and healthy volunteers.

Eight CD participants with active disease (41.3±4.5yrs; BMI 26.9±1.5kg/m

) and eight matched healthy volunteers (Con) (41.2±4.3yrs; BMI 25.1±1.1kg/m

) were recruited. Participants had a dual energy X-ray absorptiometry scan, handgrip dynamometer test, wore a pedometer and completed a food diary. Arterialized hand and venous forearm blood samples were collected concurrently and brachial artery blood flow measured at baseline and every 20mins for 2hrs after the ingestion of a standardized mixed liquid meal. Net balance of branched chain amino acids (BCAA), glucose and free fatty acids across the forearm were derived.

No differences in muscle BCAA, glucose or FFA net balance were found between CD and Con.