Editing Cachexia (section)

===Nutrition===
Cachexia can increase metabolism and suppress appetite, worsening the present muscle loss.<ref name="argiles-2016" /> Studies show that high-calorie, protein-rich diets may help stabilize weight, though they do not necessarily improve muscle mass.<ref name="Kumar">{{cite journal | vauthors = Kumar NB, Kazi A, Smith T, Crocker T, Yu D, Reich RR, Reddy K, Hastings S, Exterman M, Balducci L, Dalton K, Bepler G | title = Cancer cachexia: traditional therapies and novel molecular mechanism-based approaches to treatment | journal = Current Treatment Options in Oncology | volume = 11 | issue = 3–4 | pages = 107–17 | date = December 2010 | pmid = 21128029 | pmc = 3016925 | doi = 10.1007/s11864-010-0127-z }}</ref> Current recommendations include 1.5g/kg/day of protein, making up 15-20% of daily calories.<ref name="setiawan-2023" /> However, feeding tubes ([[enteral nutrition]]) should not be used routinely.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Roeland |first=Eric J. |last2=Bohlke |first2=Kari |last3=Baracos |first3=Vickie E. |last4=Bruera |first4=Eduardo |last5=del Fabbro |first5=Egidio |last6=Dixon |first6=Suzanne |last7=Fallon |first7=Marie |last8=Herrstedt |first8=Jørn |last9=Lau |first9=Harold |last10=Platek |first10=Mary |last11=Rugo |first11=Hope S. |last12=Schnipper |first12=Hester H. |last13=Smith |first13=Thomas J. |last14=Tan |first14=Winston |last15=Loprinzi |first15=Charles L. |date=2020-07-20 |title=Management of Cancer Cachexia: ASCO Guideline |url=https://ascopubs.org/doi/10.1200/JCO.20.00611 |journal=Journal of Clinical Oncology |language=en |volume=38 |issue=21 |pages=2438–2453 |doi=10.1200/JCO.20.00611 |issn=0732-183X}}</ref>