Malnutrition in children and women is a major publichealth problem in most of the developing countries and Protein Energy Malnutrition (PEM) is more common among underfive year children. Childhood malnutrition is major underlying cause (>50%) of the under 5 year children deaths. Every year 7.6 million children die such preventable malnutrition and its related causes. Similarly, next prevalent c...

in recent years considerable interest has been focused on the plasma amino acid patterns as a possible index of protein malnutrition, in children. thus a change in the ratio of non-essential to essential amino acids is considered to be significant in the development of protein malnutrition. the present paper reports a simplified and rapid chromatographic procedure for the determination of this ...

There is still a high burden of protein-energy malnutrition in Nigeria. The severe forms of the disease are usually associated with high level of mortality even in the tertiary health facilities. To review the cost-effective health promotional strategies at community levels that could aid prevention, early detection, and prompt treatment of protein-energy malnutrition. The strategy used for loc...

BACKGROUND Protein energy malnutrition is commonly associated with immune dysfunctions and is a major factor in susceptibility to infectious diseases. METHODS In this study, we evaluated the impact of protein energy malnutrition on the capacity of monocytes and macrophages to upregulate arginase, an enzyme associated with immunosuppression and increased pathogen replication. RESULTS Our res...

Background: Malnutrition in the ICU patients increases morbidity, mortality, cost, and mechanical ventilation (MV) duration. Nutric score has been validated as a screening tool critically ill to identify at risk of malnutrition. The pathophysiology malnutrition is caused by severity disease inflammation resulting hypercatabolism. Delivering protein-energy intake will reduce hypercatabolism main...

The pattern of growth, biochemical and endocrine development, dietary intake and disease patterns of rural children in Uganda and The Gambia have been monitored during the first three years of life in order to gain a more complete understanding of the reasons why in Uganda kwashiorkor predominates, whereas in The Gambia it is marasmus. Evidence is produced which supports the view that the hormo...

Background: Vitamin D insufficiency is an overall scourge with late gauges showing that more prominent than 50 % of the worldwide populace in danger. Protein-energy malnutrition probably going to be related nutrient admission insufficiency. The point this review was survey serum vitamin and its medical issue youngsters protein energy ailing health deficiency on rise as a major public problem In...

Protein-energy malnutrition with muscle wasting occurs in a large proportion of patients with chronic renal failure and is, in addition to atherosclerosis, a strong risk factor for cardiovascular mortality in dialysis patients. There is evidence that a chronic inflammation with activation of C-reactive protein and proinfalammatory cytokines is associated with increased oxidative stress and endo...

Background: Protein-energy malnutrition (PEM), is an imbalance between protein and energy intake the body’s requirement for optimal growth. In Pakistan, almost 40% of children, less than 5 years, have stunted growth, while 17.7% suffer from muscle wasting. This study aimed to explore frequency different types in children under years residing Sikandarabad evaluate risk factors leading this condi...

Correlation analysis of mid-arm circumference (MAC), weight-for-age and weight-for-height obtained from 807 Malay preschool children aged 12-71 months show that MAC had a relatively low correlation with weight-for-age (r = 0.59, P < 0.001) and weight-for-height (r = 0.63, P< 0.001). MAC percentiles and sensitioity-specificity analysis indicate that when weight-for-age and weight-for-height were...