title: Energy and nutrient intake of children with cancer.
abstract: Two hundred seventy-seven pediatric cancer patients received a nutritional assessment. Initial dietary intakes of patients with no prior treatment indicated a diet similar to that of the general population. The caloric intake was 75% of the RDA in a group of patients with non-malignant diseases and 80% of the RDA in the groups of patients with solid tumors and hematopoietic malignancies. Protein intake was greater than 100% of the RDA for all groups. Dietary iron was the nutrient lowest in intake, with a range of 70% to 78% of the RDA. At six-month evaluations, no significant changes occurred except for an increase in iron, niacin, riboflavin, and protein intakes in the group with solid tumors.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000886:Anthropometry; D002648:Child; D002664:Child Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004032:Diet; D004034:Diet Surveys; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009369:Neoplasms