BACKGROUND The ketogenic diet (KD) is an established, effective non-pharmacologic treatment for drug resistant childhood epilepsy. For a long time, the KD was not recommended for use in infancy (under the age of 2 years) because this is such a crucial period in development and the perceived high risk of nutritional inadequacies. Indeed, infants are a vulnerable population with specific nutritio...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the lung and whole body caused mainly by tobacco smoking. Patients with advanced COPD are in a state of undernutrition, referred to as pulmonary cachexia; the exercise performance and quality of life (QOL) of these patients are deteriorated, the vital prognosis is unfavorable, and the medico-economic burden posed...

INTRODUCTION Childhood malnutrition remains a widespread problem in developing world like Nigeria. The country ranks second among the ten countries contributing to sixty percent of the world's wasted under-five children. Community Integrated Management of Childhood illness (CIMCI) is a programme that employs the use of community based counsellors to address child health and nutritional challeng...

Stunting is a condition of failure to thrive in children under five due chronic malnutrition. can be influenced by various factors, one which the nutritional status pregnant women. The incidence stunting West Nusa Tenggara 25.15% where Lombok Regency has very short category percentage 8.64%, while 18.46%. Efforts prevent are carried out providing counseling and inviting public use Family Medici...

One of the nutritional problems that occur in pregnant women is chronic energy deficiency (KEK) women. KEK a condition caused by an imbalance between intake and protein requirements. Data for Basic Health Research (Riskesdas) 2018 shows prevalence risk (15-49 years) Indonesia still quite high at 17.3%. causes knowledge about low food intake. The purpose this PkM to increase level nutrition KEK....

Given the federal cost-containment policy to rebalance long-term care away from nursing homes to home- and community-based services, it is the position of the American Dietetic Association, the American Society for Nutrition, and the Society for Nutrition Education that all older adults should have access to food and nutrition programs that ensure the availability of safe, adequate food to prom...

Research question: What are the warning signs of common eating disorders among adolescent girls and is it affecting their nutritional status? Methodology : A cross sectional study designed to 1) to assess the warning signs of eating disorders 2) to assess its effect on nutritional status and 3) to have an insight about actual weight as compared to perceived weight among adolescent girls studyin...

should be done to determine whether this increase in grip strength is associated with improvements in morbidity or quality of life. Curiously, an increase in grip strength was not seen in the delayed supplementation group although weight and LBM improved at a faster rate than in the early supplementation group. Ultimately, the investigators saw no effect of supplementation on viral load at any ...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the nutritional status of a group of cystic fibrosis patients and establish the role of nutrition education addressed to them in a comparative study before and after intervention. METHODS All cystic fibrosis patients in regular follow-up in the pulmonology clinic of Instituto da Crianca during 1996-99 were prospectively monitored for 3.5 years. Measurements of weight, he...

Rickets develops when growing bones fail to mineralize. In most cases, the diagnosis is established with a thorough history and physical examination and confirmed by laboratory evaluation. Nutritional rickets can be caused by inadequate intake of nutrients (vitamin D in particular); however, it is not uncommon in dark-skinned children who have limited sun exposure and in infants who are breastf...