Catering in a large hospital--does serving from a buffet system meet the patients' needs?

Background & Aims: It has been suggested that serving from a buffet system may increase food intake. This observational study estimates the energy intake in a representative group of patients admitted to a hospital, where the food is served from a buffet system.

Material: One hundred and sixteen random patients were screened according to the NRS-2002 system and the energy requirements were calculated.