Role of Nutrition in Pediatric Chronic Liver Disease.

Sultan, Mutaz I.; Leon, Carly D. G.; Biank, Vincent F.

The liver plays a central role in energy and nutrient metabolism. Malnutrition is highly prevalent among patients with chronic liver disease and leads to increased morbidity and mortality rates. This review addresses the causes of malnutrition, methods used to assess nutrition status, and appropriate treatment strategies in pediatric patients with chronic liver disease.

LIVER disease treatment; MALNUTRITION treatment; NUTRITIONAL assessment; MALNUTRITION; VITAMIN deficiency; CARBOHYDRATE metabolism; CHILDREN'S health; CHILD nutrition; CHOLESTASIS; CHRONIC diseases; DIETARY supplements; ENERGY metabolism; ENTERAL feeding; FAT; CARBOHYDRATE content of food; FAT content of food; HEPATIC encephalopathy; INFANT formulas; INFANT nutrition; INGESTION; LIVER diseases; MALABSORPTION syndromes; METABOLISM; NUTRITION disorders in children; DIETARY proteins; TRACE elements; VITAMIN A; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN E; VITAMIN K; CHILDREN

Nutrition in Clinical Practice, 2011, Vol 26, Issue 4, p401

0884-5336

Academic Journal

10.1177/0884533611405535