FoodFix Vision:
Reducing HealthCare costs and preventing aggravation in patients’
medical conditions through optimization of the food supply system,
by optimally coordinating with the personal nutrition profile.
Our product development processes and business approach rely on
the conclusions of a variety of global research and articles published
by leading professionals relevant to our vision, in addition to R&D
processes we conduct with expert team & partners.
The following is a representative review of articles by professionals:
Economic evaluation of individualized nutritional support in medical inpatients:
Secondary analysis of the EFFORT trial
Clinical Nutrition – 2020
Official Journal of ESPEN: The European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism
“… Our evaluation demonstrates that in-hospital nutritional support for medical inpatients is a highly cost-effective intervention to reduce risks for ICU admissions and hospital-associated complications, while improving patient survival …”
Hospital nutrition care informs potential cost-savings for healthcare:
A budget impact analysis
Clinical Nutrition – 2020
Official Journal of ESPEN: The European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism
“… Average total healthcare costs over 30-days were 41.5% lower…”
“… Mexican hospital patients with malnutrition or its risk, the total overall savings for public health expenditures were equivalent to $8.1 billion per year or 32.1% of total healthcare expenditures…”
Impact of Nutritional Intervention on Length of Hospital Stay and Mortality among Hospitalized Patients with Malnutrition: A Clinical Randomized Controlled Trial
American College of Nutrition – 2017
Journal of the American College of Nutrition
“… average hospital stay was lower in the intervention group
compared to the control group (6.4 ± 3.0 vs 8.4 ± 4.0 days, p = 0.03)…”
Malnutrition in cardiac surgery: food for thought
EUROPEAN SOCIETY OF Original scientific paper CARDIOLOGY® – 2012
European Journal of Preventive Cardiology
“… Malnutrition is prevalent in patients undergoing cardiac surgery associated with
higher postoperative mortality and morbidity…”
NUTRITIONAL STATUS AND HEALTH CARE COSTS FOR THE ELDERLY LIVING IN MUNICIPAL RESIDENTIAL HOMES – AN INTERVENTION STUDY
Nutrition, Health & Aging© – 2011
The Journal of Nutrition, Health & Aging©
“… If malnutrition could be prevented health care costs should be reduced…”
Food and Nutrition for Older Adults: Promoting Health and Wellness
FROM THE ACADEMY – 2012
JOURNAL OF THE ACADEMY OF NUTRITION AND DIETETICS
National, state, and local strategies that
“… National, state, and local strategies that promote access to coordinated food and nutrition services are essential to maintain independence, functional ability, disease management, and quality of life. Those working with older adults must be proactive in demonstrating the value of comprehensive food and nutrition services…”
The impact of personalized nutritional support on postoperative outcome within the enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) program for liver resections: results from the NutriCatt protocol
© Italian Society of Surgery (SIC) – 2020
link.springer.com
“…Background Malnutrition in liver surgery is correlated with higher postoperative complications and longer length of hospital stay…”
“…Adoption of a personalized nutritional protocol with BCAA supplementation within the ERAS program for liver resections was a safe and effective approach that may impact on reducing the LOHS…”
Tight Calorie Control in geriatric patients following hip fracture decreases complications:
A randomized, controlled study
Clinical Nutrition – 2013
Elsevier Ltd and European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism
“…We have demonstrated that nutritional support actively supervised by a dietician
and guided by repeated measurements of REE was achievable and improved outcomes in geriatric patients following surgery for hip fractures…”
Let thy food be thy medicine….when possible
European Journal of Pharmacology – 2018
elsevier.com
“…the developments at the food-pharma interface underline the demand for intensified collaboration between the disciplines, in the clinic and in science…”
Improved meal presentation increases food intake and decreases
readmission rate in hospitalized patients
Clinical Nutrition 2015
Elsevier Ltd and European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism
“…Reduced food intake is a frequent problem at a hospital setting,
being a cause and/or consequence of malnutrition…”
“… .An international audit process has been proposed to perform prevalence study of malnutrition in hospitals and has shown a malnutrition prevalence of around 45% and a close relationship between lunch eating and clinical outcome (length of stay, mortality) using multivariate analysis…”
“…significantly increase in food intake, leading to a substantially waste food reduction and readmission rate to hospital in the following 30 days after discharge…”
Individualized Nutrition Approaches for Older Adults:
Long-Term Care, Post-Acute Care, and Other Settings
FROM THE ACADEMY – 2018
JOURNAL OF THE ACADEMY OF NUTRITION AND DIETETICS
“…recommend appropriate nutrition interventions according to each individual’s medical condition, desires, and rights to make health care choices…”
“…Food is an essential component of quality of life; an unpalatable or unacceptable diet can lead to poor food and fluid intake, resulting in malnutrition and related negative health effects…”
U.S. health care: National Health Expenditures 2018 Highlights
NHE18 Highlights
“…Hospital Care (33 percent share): Spending for hospital care services increased at about the same rate in 2018 as in 2017 (4.5 percent and 4.7 percent, respectively) and reached $1.2 trillion in 2018…”
FoodFix Vision:
Reducing HealthCare costs and preventing aggravation in patients’ medical conditions through optimization of the food supply system, by optimally coordinating with the personal nutrition profile.
Our product development processes and business approach rely on the conclusions of a variety of global research and articles published by leading professionals relevant to our vision, in addition to R&D processes we conduct with expert team & partners.
The following is a representative review of articles by professionals:
Economic evaluation of individualized nutritional support in medical inpatients:
Secondary analysis of the EFFORT trial
Clinical Nutrition – 2020
Official Journal of ESPEN: The European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism
“… Our evaluation demonstrates that in-hospital nutritional support for medical inpatients is a highly cost-effective intervention to reduce risks for ICU admissions and hospital-associated complications, while improving patient survival …”
Hospital nutrition care informs potential cost-savings for healthcare:
A budget impact analysis
Clinical Nutrition – 2020
Official Journal of ESPEN: The European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism
“… Average total healthcare costs over 30-days were 41.5% lower…”
“… Mexican hospital patients with malnutrition or its risk, the total overall savings for public health expenditures were equivalent to $8.1 billion per year or 32.1% of total healthcare expenditures…”
Impact of Nutritional Intervention on Length of Hospital Stay and Mortality among Hospitalized Patients with Malnutrition: A Clinical Randomized Controlled Trial
American College of Nutrition – 2017
Journal of the American College of Nutrition
“… average hospital stay was lower in the intervention group
compared to the control group (6.4 ± 3.0 vs 8.4 ± 4.0 days, p = 0.03)…”
Malnutrition in cardiac surgery: food for thought
EUROPEAN SOCIETY OF Original scientific paper CARDIOLOGY® – 2012
European Journal of Preventive Cardiology
“… Malnutrition is prevalent in patients undergoing cardiac surgery associated with
higher postoperative mortality and morbidity…”
NUTRITIONAL STATUS AND HEALTH CARE COSTS FOR THE ELDERLY LIVING IN MUNICIPAL RESIDENTIAL HOMES – AN INTERVENTION STUDY
Nutrition, Health & Aging© – 2011
The Journal of Nutrition, Health & Aging©
“… If malnutrition could be prevented health care costs should be reduced…”
Food and Nutrition for Older Adults: Promoting Health and Wellness
FROM THE ACADEMY – 2012
JOURNAL OF THE ACADEMY OF NUTRITION AND DIETETICS
National, state, and local strategies that
“… National, state, and local strategies that promote access to coordinated food and nutrition services are essential to maintain independence, functional ability, disease management, and quality of life. Those working with older adults must be proactive in demonstrating the value of comprehensive food and nutrition services…”
The impact of personalized nutritional support on postoperative outcome within the enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) program for liver resections: results from the NutriCatt protocol
© Italian Society of Surgery (SIC) – 2020
link.springer.com
“…Background Malnutrition in liver surgery is correlated with higher postoperative complications and longer length of hospital stay…”
“…Adoption of a personalized nutritional protocol with BCAA supplementation within the ERAS program for liver resections was a safe and effective approach that may impact on reducing the LOHS…”
Tight Calorie Control in geriatric patients following hip fracture decreases complications:
A randomized, controlled study
Clinical Nutrition – 2013
Elsevier Ltd and European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism
“…We have demonstrated that nutritional support actively supervised by a dietician
and guided by repeated measurements of REE was achievable and improved outcomes in geriatric patients following surgery for hip fractures…”
Let thy food be thy medicine….when possible
European Journal of Pharmacology – 2018
elsevier.com
“…the developments at the food-pharma interface underline the demand for intensified collaboration between the disciplines, in the clinic and in science…”
Improved meal presentation increases food intake and decreases readmission rate in hospitalized patients
Clinical Nutrition 2015
Elsevier Ltd and European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism
“…Reduced food intake is a frequent problem at a hospital setting,
being a cause and/or consequence of malnutrition…”
“… .An international audit process has been proposed to perform prevalence study of malnutrition in hospitals and has shown a malnutrition prevalence of around 45% and a close relationship between lunch eating and clinical outcome (length of stay, mortality) using multivariate analysis…”
“…significantly increase in food intake, leading to a substantially waste food reduction and readmission rate to hospital in the following 30 days after discharge…”
Individualized Nutrition Approaches for Older Adults:
Long-Term Care, Post-Acute Care, and Other Settings
FROM THE ACADEMY – 2018
JOURNAL OF THE ACADEMY OF NUTRITION AND DIETETICS
“…recommend appropriate nutrition interventions according to each individual’s medical condition, desires, and rights to make health care choices…”
“…Food is an essential component of quality of life; an unpalatable or unacceptable diet can lead to poor food and fluid intake, resulting in malnutrition and related negative health effects…”
U.S. health care: National Health Expenditures 2018 Highlights
NHE18 Highlights
“…Hospital Care (33 percent share): Spending for hospital care services increased at about the same rate in 2018 as in 2017 (4.5 percent and 4.7 percent, respectively) and reached $1.2 trillion in 2018…”
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