The Claim

Patients receiving structured digital nutritional care after radical gastrectomy for gastric cancer preserve 0.9 kg more skeletal muscle mass and 0.9 kg more fat-free mass at 12 months compared to those receiving standard care, with a net increase in phase angle of 0.4°.

Source: Structured proactive nutritional care delivered via a digital follow-up platform is associated with better postoperative outcomes in gastric cancer patients after radical gastrectomy

What the research says

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In plain English

After surgery to remove the stomach for gastric cancer, patients who received structured digital nutritional care retained 0.9 kilograms more muscle and 0.9 kilograms more fat-free mass at 12 months than those who received standard care, and their phase angle increased by 0.4 degrees.

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Patients receiving structured digital nutritional care after radical gastrectomy for gastric cancer preserve 0.9 kg more skeletal muscle mass and 0.9 kg more fat-free mass at 12 months compared to those receiving standard care, with a net increase in phase angle of 0.4°, indicating improved cellular integrity.

Why this might work

A digital system ensures patients eat enough protein after stomach surgery, which tells their muscles to stop breaking down and start rebuilding. This stops the body from wasting away due to cancer and surgery stress. At the same time, the system catches early signs of malnutrition and fixes them quickly, which lowers harmful inflammation and lets the liver make more proteins that keep cells healthy. As a result, muscles and body tissue are preserved, and cell membranes stay intact.

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What the research says

1 study

  1. Study: Structured proactive nutritional care delivered via a digital follow-up platform is associated with better postoperative outcomes in gastric cancer patients after radical gastrectomy

    Patients who got digital nutrition help after stomach cancer surgery kept more muscle and body tissue than those who got regular care, and their cells were healthier—exactly what the claim says.

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