Publication Name	World Journal of Gastrointestinal Pharmacology and Therapeutics
Manuscript ID	22073
Country	United States

Received	2015-08-10 13:38
Peer-Review Started	2015-08-10 15:30
To Make the First Decision	2015-09-11 15:06
Return for Revision	2015-09-19 09:25
Revised	2015-10-10 10:01
Second Decision	2016-01-20 16:29
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief	2016-01-20 23:03
Accepted by Company Editor-in-Chief	2016-01-29 17:13
Articles in Press	2016-01-29 17:13
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Category	Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manuscript Type	Systematic Reviews
Article Title	Nutritional and health benefits of semi-elemental diets: A comprehensive summary of the literature
Manuscript Source	Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List	Dominik D Alexander, Lauren C Bylsma, Laura Elkayam and Douglas L Nguyen
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Douglas L Nguyen, MD, Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Irvine School of Medicine, University of California, 333 City Blvd. West, Suite 400, Orange, CA 92868, United States. douglaln@uci.edu
Key Words	Semi-elemental diet; Malnutrition; 100% hydrolyzed whey protein; Nutrition; Malabsorption
Core Tip	Patients with major chronic illnesses may not be able to achieve adequate macronutrient or micronutrient requirements through standard oral diet because of difficulties tolerating, digesting, or absorbing whole foods. In our systematic review, we summarized the literature on the numerous nutritional and health benefits of semi-elemental formulations across various nutritionally vulnerable patient populations. Overall, the literature demonstrates that semi-elemental diet performs consistently as well or better than parenteral or amino acid based diets in terms of tolerance, digestion, and nutrient assimilation measures across various disease conditions.
Publish Date	2016-04-20 23:11
Citation	Alexander DD, Bylsma LC, Elkayam L, Nguyen DL. Nutritional and health benefits of semi-elemental diets: A comprehensive summary of the literature. World J Gastrointest Pharmacol Ther 2016; 7(2): 306-319
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/2150-5349/full/v7/i2/306.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.4292/wjgpt.v7.i2.306

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