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- Title
Malnutrition and Malabsorption.
- Authors
Pimparkar, B. D.; Donde, U. M.; Ambegaonkar, S. D.; Bharucha, P. E.
- Abstract
The effects of long-term feeding of an adequate diet on the progressive changes in the biochemical parameters including gastrointestinal functions in children suffering from marasmus and kwashiorkor are presented. In both groups fasting blood sugar, blood urea nitrogen, hemoglobin, serum total proteins and albumin at admission were significantly lower than in matched controls. These parameters improved after proper dietary therapy over a period of two years. The improvement in the biochemical parameters correlated with clinical and antliropological measurement. On admission, the gastrointestinal function as assessed by various tests was poor in both the groups. This returned to normal or near normal after nutritional rehabilitation. The return was much quicker for glucose and fat absorption than for lactose and d-xylose absorption. The rate of improvement in marasmus was slower than that in kwashiorkor.
- Subjects
KWASHIORKOR; MARASMUS; MALNUTRITION in children; MALABSORPTION syndromes; GASTROENTEROLOGY
- Publication
American Journal of Gastroenterology (Springer Nature), 1977, Vol 67, Issue 6, p580
- ISSN
0002-9270
- Publication type
Article