Inclusion Criteria:

- Were chemotherapy, age above one year and malnutrition

- A z-score of weight for height (zW/H) < -1.0 to -2.0 in children26 and ≥ 5th to <
15th of body mass index (BMI) in adolescents 27 were considered as mild malnutrition

- A zW/H < -2.0 in children and < 5th of BMI in adolescents as severe, respectively.28
In adults, the World Health Organization (WHO)29 cut-off values were applied: < 18.5
mild and < 17 severe malnutrition.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Were corticosteroid or hormonal therapy

- Swallowing abnormalities

- Parenteral or tube feeding therapy

- Palliative care and presence of non cancer-related diseases.