[Investigation on nutritional intakes for hospitalized children with blood disease].
OBJECTIVE
To investigate the diet and nutritional status of hospitalized children with blood disease in order to provide nutritional guidelines.


METHODS
The patients' daily dietary intakes, including breakfast, lunch, dinner and additional meals, were recorded in detail for seven consecutive days. The intake amount of various nutrients was calculated using the dietary database.


RESULTS
The majority of children with blood disease showed inadequate intakes of calories [mean 1825.81 kCal/d, 73.62% of the recommended intake (RNI)] and protein (mean 67.68 g/d, 81.34% of RNI). Intakes of vitamin E and riboflavin were adequate, but intakes of vitamin A, thiamine and vitamin C (66.67%, 77.78% and 69.89% of RNI, respectively) were inadequate. Iron and selenium intakes were adequate, but calcium and zinc intakes (41.11% and 56.21% of RNI, respectively) were grossly inadequate.


CONCLUSIONS
Hospitalized children with blood disease had decreased dietary intakes of calories, protein, vitamin A, vitamin C, thiamin, calcium and zinc. The dietary pattern and nutritional intake need to be improved.
Xu
Zi-Liang
ZL
Institute of Hematology and Blood Diseases Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences/Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin 300020, China. xzl2508@126.com
Wu
Yun-Tang
YT
Sun
Zhong
Z
Zhu
Xiao-Fan
XF
Li
Rui
R
Li
Hong-Qiang
HQ
Qi
Yu-Mei
YM
Song
Ji-Chang
JC
Han
Zhong-Chao
ZC
D000293:Adolescent; D001205:Ascorbic Acid / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002149:Energy Intake; D005260:Female; D006402:Hematologic Diseases / Q000378:metabolism*; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009752:Nutritional Status; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species / Q000378:metabolism; D012643:Selenium / Q000008:administration & dosage; D014801:Vitamin A / Q000008:administration & dosage; D015032:Zinc / Q000008:administration & dosage
D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species; D014801:Vitamin A; D012643:Selenium; D015032:Zinc; D001205:Ascorbic Acid