Nutrition and the surgical patient: triumphs and challenges. Heys SD, Schofield AC, Wahle KW, Garcia-Caballero M. Department of Surgery, University of Aberdeen, Medical School, Foresterhill, Aberdeen, UK. s.d.heys@abdn.ac.uk The understanding of the role of nutrition in the surgical patient has lead to major developments in the nutritional support of patients undergoing surgery. Reductions in morbidity by ensuring that patients receive optimal nutritional support can be achieved. Furthermore, the use of nutrients to modify immune, inflammatory and metabolic processes also offers new possibilities for reducing morbidity following major surgery. However, we are only at an embryonic stage in our understanding of how nutrients and nutrition affect the genome and this knowledge offers exciting possibilities in the future for modulating many key intracellular processes, particularly in the patient with cancer. Surgeon. 2005 Jun;3(3):139-44. PMID: 16075997 [PubMed - in process] Ann's NOTE: We are going to send a note to the author and ask if they are familiar with the vast literature around nutrition. (8/05) Remember we are NOT Doctors and have NO medical training. This site is like an Encylopedia - there are many pages, many links on many topics. Support our work with any size DONATION - see left side of any page - for how to donate. You can help raise awareness of CAM.