Book Review: Calorie Deficiencies and Protein Deficiencies

Biochemical tests in differential diagnosis of protein and calorie deficiencies.

Whitehead (1965) recently showed that a measurement of the amount of hydroxyproline excreted in the urine was of value in detecting marginal malnutrition. He also suggested that a simultaneous measurement of the plasma amino acid ratio (Whitehead, 1964) provided a biochemical means of differentiating between malnutrition, in which the primary deficiency was one of protein, and undernutrition du...

Effects of calorie and protein deficiencies early in life on the subsequent learning ability of rats.

I . The effect of malnutrition early in life on the subsequent learning ability of male rats was studied when they were malnourished and after they had been rehabilitated. The HebbWilliams Test of animal intelligence was used. 2. Animals were malnourished from weaning, from birth, or from conception. 3. The rats used for tests were fed on a ( I ) low-protein, (2) low-calorie, or (3) stock diet....

Deficiencies of natural anticoagulants, protein C, protein S, and antithrombin.

Y ou or a family member may have developed a blood clot in one of the deep veins in the body (ie, a deep vein thrombosis, or DVT) or had a blood clot that traveled to the lungs (ie, a pulmonary embolism, or PE). As part of your medical care, your doctor may have evaluated you for conditions that may have contributed to developing a blood clot. Thrombophilia is a condition in which there is an i...

burden and nutritional deficiencies in opiate addiction- systematic review article.

addiction to the illicit and prescribed use of opiate is an alarming public health issue. studies on addictive disorders have demonstrated severe nutritional deficiencies in opiate abusers with behavioral, physiological and cognitive symptoms. opiate addiction is also link with a significant number of diseases including human immunodeficiency virus (hiv), hepatitis c virus (hcv) and other blood...

Vitamin deficiencies in chronic kidney disease