Ensure Plus - Banana 200ml X 27 (Expiry 08.2024)

Ensure Plus is a 1.5kcal/ml, high-protein, milkshake style oral nutritional supplement for people with, or at risk of developing, disease-related malnutrition. Ensure Plus is a source of complete, balanced nutrition^1-2 when used in appropriate amounts ,which provides calories, protein & carbohydrates to help you gain or maintain a healthy weight.^3-7

Ensure Plus is ready-to-drink, and is available in Banana, Chocolate, Fruits of the Forest and Vanilla flavours. It is presented in a 200ml tetrapak with a straw for sipping and a peel-off seal for pouring.

• 28 essential vitamins and minerals
• Calcium necessary for normal bone structure
• Vitamin D contributes to support normal muscle function
• Antioxidant to support immune health

Suitable (but not restricted to) following patient groups:

• Malnourished/poor appetite
• Cystic fibrosis
• Stroke/ neurological disorder
• pre & post- surgery
• elderly

1. Dietary Reference Intakes: Guiding Principles for Nutrition Labeling and Fortification (2004).
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4. Beattie AH, Prach AT, Baxter JP, Pennington CR. A randomized controlled trial evaluating the use of enteral nutritional supplements postoperatively in malnourished surgical patients. Gut. 2000; 46:813-8.
5. Holm L et al. Protein-containing nutrient supplementation following strength training enhances the effect on muscle mass, strength, and bone formation in postmenopausal women. J. Appl. Physiol. 2008; 105:274-81.
6. Norman Norman K et al. Three month intervention with protein and energy rich supplements improves muscle function and quality of life in malnourished patients with non-neoplastic gastrointestinal disease – a randomized controlled trial. Clin Nutr. 2008; 27:48-56.
7. Bonnefoy M. et al. The effects of exercise and protein-energy supplements on body composition and muscle function in frail elderly individuals: a long-term controlled randomized study. Br. J. Nutr. 2003; 89:731-8.