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[Estimates of trace elements requirements of children receiving total parenteral nutrition].

Ten children on total parenteral nutrition were studied. Plasma copper, zinc, manganese and selenium levels were determined by neutron activation and gamma spectrometry, every 10 days. With a copper intake of 20 microgram/kg/24 h, the average level 120 microgram% (94-144) was normal (N: 118 microgram +/- 11%). With a manganese intake of 40 microgram/kg/24 h, the level increased to 2.6 microgram% (1.3-4.5) (N: 1.1 microgram +/- 0.2%). With a zinc intake of 30 microgram/kg/24 h, the level decreased to 45.9 microgram % (20-63) (N: 83 microgram +/- 28%); with an intake of 50 microgram/kg/24 h the level remained under normal. With a selenium intake of 1 microgram/kg/24 h, the level decreased to 10.6 ng/ml (3.6-21.6) (N: 38.2 ng/ml +/- 11.9), but was normalized with an intake of 3 microgram/kg/24 h. From these results, with all reserves that estimation implies, the authors suggest that the disorders due to deficit or excess of trace elements could be avoided by daily intakes per kg of body weight: copper 20 microgram, zinc 100 microgram, manganese 10 microgram and selenium 3 microgram, with supplementation of iron, iodine and fluoride.

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PubMed2026

Advances in cereal protein applications for infant and Young child nutrition.

BACKGROUND: The increasing use of plant-derived proteins in infant and young child nutrition necessitates tailored amino acid profiles, high digestibility and strict safety controls. Cereal proteins, such as rice, oat, maize, millet, barley, and wheat, are widely used in complementary foods but face intrinsic limitations, notably lysine and tryptophan deficits, antinutritional factors that reduce bioavailability, gluten immunogenicity in wheat/barley, and inorganic arsenic risks in rice. SCOPE AND APPROACH: This review synthesizes recent advances in processing and formulation strategies, including enzymatic hydrolysis, fermentation, germination, extrusion, cereal-legume complementation, and micronutrient fortification. Their impacts on digestibility, techno-functionality, iron and zinc bioavailability, and protein quality, including Protein Digestibility-Corrected Amino Acid Score (PDCAAS) and Digestible Indispensable Amino Acid Score (DIAAS) are critically reviewed using data from in vitro assays, product development, and clinical trials. KEY FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS: Processing and blending approaches can substantially improve protein digestibility, amino acid balance and micronutrient availability, and hydrolyzed rice protein holds clinical promise for cow's milk protein allergy (CMPA). However, most evidence is preclinical, reporting of protein quality is inconsistent, and industrial translation is constrained by sensory, shelf-life, contaminant and cost issues. We recommend standardized DIAAS-based reporting, large-scale feeding trials, sensory /stability optimization, and targeted exploration of underutilized grains (e.g., oat, millet) with active allergen monitoring. Prioritizing amino acid-focused formulation coupled with strategies to enhance micronutrient bioavailability will accelerate safe adoption of cereal proteins in early-life nutrition.

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PubMed1978

Feeding practices, nutritional status and mortality in pre-school children in rural East Java, Indonesia.

During the dry season of 1975 and 1976 two nutrition surveys were carried out in nine regencies of the province of East Java, Indonesia. The objective was to assess the geographical prevalence, magnitude and severity of nutritional deficiencies, especially among mothers and children. In this paper childfeeding practices, nutritional status of pre-school children and child mortality are reported. In the rural areas surveyed breastfeeding is commonly practiced for a prolonged period. In the regencies along the south and north coast of East Java 90%, respectively 94% of children aged 19-24 months were still breastfed; in Sidoarjo, a relative 'surplus' area, the corresponding figure was 73% and on the island of Madura 51%. Even in age-group 25-47 months 34% still were nursed in Blitar-Trenggalek regency, 54% in Tuban-Lamongan, 23% in Sidoarjo and 15% in Madura. The variation in the breastfeeding period between the regencies is a matter of further investigation. In these rural areas the roles as competitor of powdered milk is a minor one. It was intriguing that 9% of the pregnant women still nursed their youngest child. Supplementary food was introduced at a very early age, i.e. in the first week. This was, however, insufficient to maintain adequate growth after the age of six months. According to weight-for-age severe malnutrition was diagnosed in respectively 1%, 4% and 10% of age-groups 0-5 months, 6-11 months and 1-3 years. The anthropometric data suggest that lack of calories is more influential than the deficit in protein. Age-specific mortality, according to age at death was about 21% in the perinatal and 16% in the neonatal period; from 1-11 months (inclusive) it was 31%, from 1.5 years 19% and till 12 years 8%.

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PubMed1975

Association of growth status and the incidence of nutrition deficiency signs.

The validity of using the index weight--height in the assessment of nutritional status was evaluated. The suitability of the index and its relation to growth status and nutritional deficiency signs were assessed through the: 1) comparison of incidence rates of nutrition deficiency signs and growth rates by scales of overall weight--height values less than or above 0.15; 2) comparison of growth rates and incidence of nutrition deficiency signs by classification of children depending on the frequency with which they maintained the index above or below 0.15; and 3) intercorrelations between growth rates, incidence rates of PCM, and absolute values of weight--height index.

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PubMed1977

Nutritional therapy in children with cancer.

The special biology and behavior of the child make nutrition an even more important adjunct to cancer therapy than is true for the adult. The time has come to add nutritional therapy routinely to our other modes of therapy: surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, and immunotherapy. But it should be done in the same way other modalities are added, i.e., with continued prospective and retrospective review of the data to optimize the approach to the child.

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PubMed1979

Developing world. Child rearing practices in an Indian slum.

Our study has revealed the strong influence of tradition on child rearing practices in an Indian slum community. It is made clear that health education is essential to correct malpractices. Though the mothers were knowledgeable about the supplementary feeding they did not put the ideas into practice.

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