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Is It Safe To Drink Ensure After Bone Cancer Treatment To Gain Weight?

Is it o kayi need to gain morer weight to drank ensure,my grandson a 23 year old had bone cancer in his knee and lungs surgery 1year ago,doing fine back to college 3rd yr. i want him to gain morer weight and vitamins in it.This kind of sugar not harmful (galactosema)?
Sat, 19 Apr 2014
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HI, thanks for using healthcare magic

Ensure is useful for weight gain. There are different types of ensure with varied ingredients and calories.

You may want to consider speaking to a nutritionist to find out which would be more effective for him.

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Is It Safe To Drink Ensure After Bone Cancer Treatment To Gain Weight?

HI, thanks for using healthcare magic Ensure is useful for weight gain. There are different types of ensure with varied ingredients and calories. You may want to consider speaking to a nutritionist to find out which would be more effective for him. I hope this helps