Nutritional deficiency is very common after allogeneic stem cell transplantation (HSCT)
despite careful assessment and nutritional supplementation (total parenteral or oral
nutrition). The importance of nutrition in the immune system has been well defined during
the past several years, as it has modulatory effects on the immune system. One of the most
frequent questions in nutrition is whether nutritionally at-risk hosts have a defect in their
immune system and whether such defects can be corrected by nutritional supplementation …