Nutrition-Fortified Texture-Modified Diet Enhances Recovery in Older Adult Patients With Dysphagia

Junko Ueshima; Keisuke Maeda; Fumiya Miyoshi; Naoko Takeuchi; Yukitoshi Morita; Hiroaki Kaneda; Akira Fukuda

doi:10.1111/jgs.19468

Nutrition-Fortified Texture-Modified Diet Enhances Recovery in Older Adult Patients With Dysphagia

J Am Geriatr Soc. 2025 Apr 11. doi: 10.1111/jgs.19468. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Junko Ueshima^{1

2}, Keisuke Maeda^{2

3}, Fumiya Miyoshi¹, Naoko Takeuchi⁴, Yukitoshi Morita⁴, Hiroaki Kaneda⁴, Akira Fukuda⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Nutritional Service, NTT Medical Center Tokyo, Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan.
² Department of Geriatric Medicine, Hospital, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Obu, Aichi, Japan.
³ Nutrition Therapy Support Center, Aichi Medical University Hospital, Nagakute, Aichi, Japan.
⁴ Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, NTT Medical Center Tokyo, Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan.

PMID: 40211928
DOI: 10.1111/jgs.19468

Abstract

In this prospective intervention with older stroke patients experiencing dysphagia, a fortified texture-modified diet increased daily energy intake by approximately 200 kcal while preserving meal volume, thereby enhancing functional recovery and activities of daily living. This approach addresses underfeeding concerns and may help optimize dysphagia care.

Keywords: activities of daily living; food fortification; malnutrition; stroke; swallowing disorders.

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