Effect of consumption of food cooked in aluminium or stainless-steel pots on Bangladeshi children with calcium-deficient rickets: an eight month trial.
The putative role of aluminium intake in young Bangladeshi children (1.5 to 4 years of age) with calcium-deficient rickets was evaluated in a non randomised controlled eight month trial. The effects of aluminium or stainless-steel cooking pots on bone metabolism were assessed by measuring blood calcium, phosphorus, alkaline phosphatase, parathyroid hormone, 1,25 dihydroxy vitamin D, aminoterminal propeptide of type 1 collagen (PINP), cross-linked carboxyterminal telopeptide of type 1 collagen (ICTP), aluminium and albumin, and by analysis of wrist radiographs. In both groups, blood alkaline phosphatase, 1,25 dihydroxy vitamin D and aluminium decreased significantly, white serum albumin increased (p < 0.01). These results suggest that the nutrition may well be of major importance, whereas the role of aluminium appears to be insignificant.
Cimma
Jean-Paul
JP
Association Shahidul, Varces, France.
Arnaud
Josiane
J
Labarere
José
J
Guillard
Olivier
O
Nugues
Frédérique
F
Marrauld
Annie
A
Durand
Chantal
C
Farvacque
Jean-Marie
JM
Bottari
Serge Pierre
SP
Haque
Shahidul
S
D000535:Aluminum / Q000378:metabolism*; D001459:Bangladesh; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000378:metabolism; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003296:Cooking; D003297:Cooking and Eating Utensils; D004032:Diet; D005260:Female; D005502:Food; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009747:Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D012279:Rickets / Q000378:metabolism / Q000628:therapy*; D013193:Stainless Steel / Q000737:chemistry*
D013193:Stainless Steel; D000535:Aluminum; D002118:Calcium