Nutrition
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Effect of vitamin A, vitamin A plus iron and multiple micronutrient-fortified seasoning powder on infectious morbidity of preschool children.
Improvement of hemoglobin and serum retinol and facilitation of the mobilization of iron storage were achieved with a multiple-micronutrient-fortified diet in preschoolers for 6 mo in a suburb of Chongqing, China. We investigated whether fortification with multiple micronutrients in a diet for preschool children results in changes in children's infectious morbidity compared with diets fortified solely with vitamin A and with vitamin A plus iron. ⋯ The beneficial effects on infectious morbidity over 6 mo, in addition to some biochemical improvements, highlight the potential of this micronutrient-fortified seasoning powder supplied in a diet for preschool children.
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Editorial Comment
What can anorexia nervosa teach us about appetite regulation?
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Vitamin C supplementation in patients receiving peripheral parenteral nutrition after gastrointestinal surgery.
We investigated an adequate vitamin C dose during peripheral parenteral nutrition therapy in patients after gastrointestinal surgery by measuring blood concentrations and urine excretions of vitamin C. We also sought to identify the effects of vitamin C on the oxidative status. ⋯ Vitamin C dose of 500 mg/d, not 100 mg/d, is adequate for patients undergoing gastrointestinal surgery and receiving peripheral parenteral nutrition therapy. Vitamin C may decrease postsurgical oxidative stress.
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Comment Letter Case Reports
Wernicke's encephalopathy during parenteral nutrition in a Crohn's disease patient.