| Diet, fat accretion, and growth in premature infants. | |
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PMID: 7300875 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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To compare the growth and accumulation of protein, fat, and carbohydrate in the formula-fed premature infant and in the fetus of a similar postconceptional age, we performed 22 metabolic studies in 13 infants of very low birth weight (1155 +/- 39 g [mean +/- S.E.]). Measurements combining nutritional balance and indirect calorimetry demonstrated the deposition rates of protein and fat. We found that the formula-fed, very-low-birth-weight infant who gained weight comparably to the fetus retained the same amount of protein (1.92 +/- 0.1 g per kilogram of body weight per day) but accumulated fat at a rate of 5.4 +/- 0.3 g per kilogram per day - about three times that in the fetus, as confirmed by increased skin-fold thickness. How this change in body composition affects the future growth of formula-fed premature infants, and how body composition is altered by other dietary regimens such as the provision of human milk, remain to be determined. |
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Authors:
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B Reichman; P Chessex; G Putet; G Verellen; J M Smith; T Heim; P R Swyer |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The New England journal of medicine Volume: 305 ISSN: 0028-4793 ISO Abbreviation: N. Engl. J. Med. Publication Date: 1981 Dec |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1982-01-28 Completed Date: 1982-01-28 Revised Date: 2008-11-21 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0255562 Medline TA: N Engl J Med Country: UNITED STATES |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1495-500 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
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Anthropometry Body Weight Calorimetry Diet* Energy Metabolism Female Growth* Humans Infant Nutritional Physiological Phenomena Infant, Newborn Infant, Premature* Lipid Metabolism* Male Skinfold Thickness |
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