ABSTRACT
Nutritional studies were made on eleven elderly male hospitalized patients (60-83 years old) receiving nasogastric feeding for from several months to as long as 10 years duration.The major nutrients intake obtained was listed in table 1. According to the physical examination, biochemical parameter of the blood and nitrogen balance, the average intake 1722 kcal of enegy (1175-2700 kcal) and 82.4 g of protein (52.6-117.3g) probably met the need of the patients. Vitamin status (B1 B2 C) by blood and urine examination was rather good because of taking additional vitamin preparation regularly daily besides meal sources. Blood cholesterol concentration was moderately higher (339.3mg/dl) than the normal value possibly due to excessive daily intake. It suggested that the intake of cholesterol should be restricted.A better nasogastric feeding regimen was presented and discussed.