title: Food intake of patients with chronic pancreatitis after onset of the disease.
abstract: The food intake of 40 male patients with chronic pancreatitis followed up at our center for > or = 10 y were compared with that of 75 healthy control subjects. Patients had significantly lower anthropometric values and serum triacylglycerol and cholesterol concentrations than control subjects (P < 0.001). Subjects with pancreatitis had higher carbohydrate and energy intakes than control subjects but no significant differences were observed in protein, fat, fiber, or cholesterol intakes. The results show that although those with chronic pancreatitis consumed carbohydrates with a more balanced variety of nutrients, they were thinner and had lower serum lipid concentrations, which suggests that they had latent digestion disorders or malabsorption.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, University of Verona, Italy.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Vaona
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Armellini
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bovo
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Rigo
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zamboni
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Brunori
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Dall'O
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Filippini
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Talamini
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Di Francesco
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Frulloni
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Micciolo
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cavallini
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000886:Anthropometry; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004032:Diet; D002149:Energy Intake; D006801:Humans; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D008055:Lipids