The Kingston project. I. Growth of malnourished children during rehabilitation in the community, given a high energy supplement
Eur J Clin Nutr
; 43(3): 145-60, Mar. 1989.
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ABSTRACT
Moderate and severly malnourished children referred from public health clinics in Kingston, Jamaica, to a metabolic ward were treated at home for 6 months using community health services. A randomly selected subgroup of these children received in addition a daily high energy food supplement of 3.31 MJ for the first 3 months of the 6-month intervention period. Both groups received full nutritional and medical surveillance and care. The supplemented gained significantly more in weight than the unsupplemented children, but the advantage was lost once supplementation ceased. They also gained significantly more in length and this gain was maintained at the end of the intervention period. However, this increase in length, without continuing superior weight gain, left the supplemented children significantly more wasted than the unsupplemented, as measured by a body mass index (weight divided by height squared). These findings remained stable after interactions with morbidity measures had been taken into account. It is concluded that (1) high-energy supplementation assists rehabilitation of malnourished children brought to public health service clinics and treated in the community, and (2) supplementation should be continued until there is catch-up growth to within an acceptable distance from expected length for age (AU)
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Assunto principal:
Transtornos da Nutrição do Lactente
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Alimentos Fortificados
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Crescimento
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
Caribe ingles
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Jamaica
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Eur J Clin Nutr
Ano de publicação:
1989
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Article