Fat-soluble vitamins (A and E) status in children with cystic fibrosis

Fat-soluble vitamins in cystic fibrosis.

When cystic fibrosis (CF) was first recognized (Andersen, 1939), symptoms and signs of deficiency of vitamin A were common in infants with the condition. It was realized that pancreatic insufficiency from birth caused fat malabsorption and, therefore, malabsorption of the fat-soluble vitamins A, D, E and K. With the use of pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy and routine vitamin supplementatio...

Hypertension and the Fat-Soluble Vitamins A, D and E

Hypertension affects populations globally and is thus a public health and socio-economic problem. Macronutrient and micronutrient deficiencies are common in the general population, and may be even more prevalent in hypertensive patients. This study aimed to determine a possible association between hypertension and intake of fat-soluble vitamins A, D and E. Participants were from the cross-secti...

Absorption of different doses of fat soluble and water miscible preparations of vitamin E in children with cystic fibrosis.

Fat-soluble vitamins.

Nutritional status and body fat distribution in children and adolescentes with Cystic Fibrosis.

OBJECTIVE assessing the nutritional status and body fat distribution in children and adolescents with cystic fibrosis. METHOD Fifty-six (56) 8-18 year old patients were assessed for fat distribution by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry, for nutritional status by height/age, and for body mass index to age and dietary intake by 24-hour dietary recall. RESULTS Approximately 50% of the sample sh...