Sustagen for Elderly Australians: A Carer's Read of Each Label, and Who Decides Which One

Sustagen's own articles on ageing link to Hospital Formula and OPTIMUM. Hospital Formula publishes 13.8g of protein a serve and no dietary fibre row; OPTIMUM publishes 10.2g of protein and 3.1g of ...

Sustagen vs Ensure: Which Nutritional Drink, and When Neither Fits

Made up as directed they land within five calories of each other, so the difference is what is inside those calories. Sustagen Hospital Formula publishes 13.8g protein and 27g sugars a serve; Ensur...

Sarcopenia: Muscle Loss With Age, and What Slows It

Sarcopenia is the age-related loss of muscle strength and mass. Under EWGSOP2, grip strength below 27 kg in men or 16 kg in women makes it probable; low muscle mass confirms it. Muscle mass falls a...

Vitamin B12 Deficiency: Symptoms, Causes and Who's at Risk

Vitamin B12 deficiency is a shortfall of the vitamin needed for red blood cell production and nerve function. Early signs are fatigue, weakness and tingling in the hands and feet, and it builds slo...

Optislim Review: What the Program Involves

OptiSlim is an Australian very-low-calorie-diet (VLCD) program built on meal-replacement shakes. Its VLCD Classic Chocolate panel lists 165 calories, 17.7g protein, 0.8g dietary fibre and 13.7g sug...

Optifast Reviews: What the Program Involves

Optifast is a pharmacy-channel very low calorie diet (VLCD) program from Nestlé Health Science, run in four levels: Intensive (all three meals replaced, up to 800 calories a day), Active 2, Active ...

Vitamin D Deficiency: Signs, Causes and What to Do About It

Vitamin D deficiency is a blood level of 25-hydroxyvitamin D below 50 nmol/L. Just under one in four Australian adults (23%) were under that line in the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2011-12 biom...

Sustagen Alternatives (Australia)

It depends which Sustagen you mean. Hospital Formula is clinical nutrition; if a dietitian put you on it, the alternative is their call. For the everyday tin (3g protein and 8.3g sugars per 15g ser...

Is Sustagen Good for You? A Dietitian-Grade Answer

Yes, for the job it was built for. Sustagen Hospital Formula publishes 13.8g protein, 225 calories and 27g of sugars per 60g serve (retrieved 2 September 2026). It is clinical nutrition for people ...