• S.P.ABIRAMI

BACKGROUND: Esophageal carcinoma is the fourth most type of cancer and keeps increasing in India affecting both men and women which keeps increasing every year. AIM: To evaluate and improve the Nutritional Status of the individual with Ca Esophagus through customized Diet plan and supplement. OBJECTIVE: To Assess the nutritional Status of patients with Ca Esophagus. To provide Customized Diet plan for patients at risk to improve the Overall Nutritional Status. METHODS:.Patients who were diagnosed with Ca Esophagus were taken into study. Totally 30 Patients were taken during the study period of three months. RESULTS : The study concluded that the risk of Ca Esophagus were caused mainly due to the impact on poor nutritional status which was influenced by food intake, Improper food timing, Type of meal, social habits which resulted in severe weight loss, Longer therapy and extended hospital stay. CONCLUSION: It was observed that Individuals who had history in Consumption of Alcohol, Pan, tobacco Smoking, High salt food, Improper meal timing, Increased consumption of meat, Poor vegetable and fruit intake had risk of esophageal cancer, weight loss and increased hospital stay.

Cancer, Esophagus, Nutrition, Food intake, Improve meal timing, Alcohol, Smoking.

"ROLE OF PRE AND POST NUTRITIONAL INTERVENTION IN ESOPHAGEAL CARCINOMA", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.7, Issue 10, page no.1954-1958, October-2020, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2010254.pdf

"ROLE OF PRE AND POST NUTRITIONAL INTERVENTION IN ESOPHAGEAL CARCINOMA", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.7, Issue 10, page no. pp1954-1958, October-2020, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2010254.pdf