High energy feeding in protein-energy malnutrition.
The use of a high-fat diet in malnourished children produced accelerated growth of lean tissues as well as adipose tissue, and resulted in rapid nutirtional rehabilitation in 25 seriously malnourished babies. Such diets are easy to prepare and relatively cheap, and they offer important advantages over conventional feeding in the hospital treatment of malnourished children.
D001835:Body Weight; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004041:Dietary Fats / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006128:Growth; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007228:Infant Nutrition Disorders / Q000178:diet therapy*; D007563:Jamaica; D008297:Male; D011502:Protein-Energy Malnutrition / Q000178:diet therapy*; D013997:Time Factors
D004041:Dietary Fats