Grant, D. B., Hambley, J., Becker, D., and Pimstone, B. L. (1973). Archives of Disease in Childhood, 48, 596. Reduced sulphation factor in undernourished children. Serum sulphation factor (SF) activity was estimated in serial samples from 5 children with protein-calorie malnutrition. Serum growth hormone (HGH), albumin, and transferrin were also measured. SF activity was reduced at the time of ...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the role of developmental stimulation and nutritional supplementation in rehabilitation of malnourished children in the hospital and community settings. DESIGN Prospective follow up study. SETTINGS (i) Nutrition clinic of a teaching hospital; and (ii) Community Nutrition Project in coastal Kerala. SUBJECTS (i) Hospital study: 100 children aged 6-24 months with modera...

OBJECTIVE To look at inequities leading to malnutrition and from the wider picture to find root causes and deal with them in order to alleviate malnutrition. METHOD Literature review. RESULTS The health of the population is adversely affected by the inequities in the country. Women and children being most vulnerable are worst affected. The prevalence of Protein Energy Malnutrition (P.E.M.) ...

Both malaria and protein-energy malnutrition (PEM) are highly prevalent in young children of sub-Saharan Africa, and the association between PEM and malaria continues to be discussed controversially. We analysed the association between PEM, malaria morbidity and all-cause mortality in a cohort of 709 children aged 6-30 months in a malaria holoendemic rural area of Burkina Faso. Study children w...

BACKGROUND Routine screening/assessment of protein-energy status is essential for preventing uremic malnutrition in patients on hemodialysis (HD). A simple, low cost, reliable and non-invasive tool is greatly desired. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to evaluate the appropriateness of using the long-form (LF) and the short-form (SF) Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA) for grading the risk of protein-...

[Purpose] This study aimed to understand the nutritional status of patients hospitalized for long periods and the risk of physical therapy (PT) for such patients. [Subjects and Methods] Participants were selected from patients who were hospitalized at a designated medical long-term care sanatorium. The participants were divided into 5 groups (A-E) depending on their mode of energy intake and am...

Energy intakes and basal metabolic rates were determined in 26 children receiving chemotherapy in remission from acute lymphoblastic leukaemia or solid tumours and 26 healthy controls matched for age and sex. Body weight and height on the two groups were comparable, although one patient was stunted (height for age) and three others wasted (weight for height). Energy intake in the patients at 77...

Malnutrition, in particular protein-energy malnutrition, is a highly prevalent condition older adults, and associated with low muscle mass function, increased prevalence of physical frailty. Malnutrition often exacerbated the residential care setting due to factors including lack dentition appetite, dementia dysphagia. This review aims provide an overview available literature adults regarding f...

Maternal malnutrition is common in the developing world and has detrimental effects on both the mother and infant. Pre-pregnancy nutritional status and weight gain during pregnancy are positively related to fetal growth and development. Internationally, there is no agreement on the method of diagnosis or treatment of moderate or severe malnutrition during pregnancy. Establishing clear guideline...