Guidelines for the Scientific Review of Enteral Food Products for Special Medical Purposes

This report reviews available data on the scientific rationale for and clinical experience with medical foods given orally or by tube in four specified categories of diseases and disorders: end-stage renal disease; liver disease and hepatic coma; pulmonary diseases; and hypermetabolic states associated with injuries, major surgery, and sepsis.This review was conducted as a basis for the development of guidelines useful in scientific evaluation of enteral food products for specific medical purposes.The report also provides background information or evolution of definitions, regulation, and types of medical foods currently available.