title: Effect of consumption of food cooked in aluminium or stainless-steel pots on Bangladeshi children with calcium-deficient rickets: an eight month trial.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Association Shahidul, Varces, France.
authors.forename: Jean-Paul
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Cimma
authors.forename: Josiane
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Arnaud
authors.forename: José
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Labarere
authors.forename: Olivier
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Guillard
authors.forename: Frédérique
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Nugues
authors.forename: Annie
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Marrauld
authors.forename: Chantal
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Durand
authors.forename: Jean-Marie
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Farvacque
authors.forename: Serge Pierre
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Bottari
authors.forename: Shahidul
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Haque
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D013193:Stainless Steel; D000535:Aluminum; D002118:Calcium