title: Decrease in gastric emptying time and episodes of regurgitation in children with spastic quadriplegia fed a whey-based formula.
abstract: The gastric emptying times associated with three whey-based formulas were significantly shorter than that associated with a casein-based formula in nine gastrostomy-fed patients with spastic quadriplegia (p less than 0.001). Patients fed whey-based formulas had significantly fewer episodes of emesis than when they were fed casein-based formula (p less than 0.001). We conclude that whey-based formulas reduce the frequency of emesis by improving the rate of gastric emptying.
authors.affiliation: Division of Clinical Nutrition, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Fried
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Khoshoo
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Secker
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Gilday
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Ash
authors.forename: P B
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Pencharz
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D002364:Caseins / Q000032:analysis*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005526:Food, Formulated / Q000032:analysis*; D005746:Gastric Emptying / Q000502:physiology*; D005764:Gastroesophageal Reflux / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005774:Gastrostomy; D006801:Humans; D011782:Quadriplegia / Q000503:physiopathology*; D014839:Vomiting / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control
chemical_list: D002364:Caseins