Pediatric oncology patients prefer cocoa over oral nutritional supplements in a double-blinded feeding-trial (opens in new tab)

BackgroundMalnutrition is a common problem during the treatment of pediatric cancer. Therapy-induced taste alterations (dysgeusia) can further exacerbate this and may reduce the acceptance of oral nutritional supplements (ONS). There are no available data on the acceptability of commercially available ONS among children and adolescents in Germany.MethodsIn a prospective, double-blind tasting trial, 36 pediatric oncology patients (6–20 years) evaluated commercially available ONS and a cocoa-ba...