ESPE Abstracts

We evaluated the growth parameters of 30 children with low weight gain who did not have any systemic illnesses and assessed their response to nutritional supplementation using two different formula supplements (1cal/1 ml) versus 1.5 cal/1ml) for one year.Patients and Methods: Thirty underweight children (BMI SDS < -1.5), aged 9 ±4 years, were divided into two groups according to the type of NS given by different dietitians. Group 1 included 10 c...

We analyzed the effect of having different BMI and BMI SDS, if any, on linear growth (HtSDS) in a cohort of prepubertal children (n = 102) in different BMI categories. In addition, we studied the effect of weight changes on linear growth in a randomly selected group of underweight children after nutritional rehabilitation (NR).Subjects and Methods: All prepubertal children between 1 and 9 years presented to the general pediatric clin...

Objective: Infants born to mothers with glucose intolerance are at an increased risk of having growth abnormalities at birth and postnatally. This study evaluated the growth pattern of IDMs from birth to the age of 2 years.Research Design and Methods: Anthropometric measures (z scores) from birth, 2,4.6,12,18 and 2 years were measured in 60 IDM and 40 infants of non-diabetic mothers who presented with significant neonatal hypoglycemia (p...

Background: Liquid nutritional supplements (ONS) are used successfully in the management of underweight infants and young children with undernutrition. However, their use in healthy old children and adolescents with underweight and/or poor weight gain has not been reported.Aim: This study describes the effect of OSN on nutritional outcomes in healthy underweight children and adolescents with no systemic illness.<p cl...

Introduction: Milk allergy is an adverse immune reaction to proteins in cow's milk. Treatment consists of eliminating milk from the diet. Controversy exists about the effect of CMA and the use of hypoallergenic formula on linear growth in these children.Objectives: To evaluate the growth status of children with CMA at their first presentation and after 6 months of hypoallergenic formula.<strong...

We evaluated the effect of GFD on the growth of children with the classical form of CD on long-term GFD (> 2 years).Methods: We studied growth parameters (weight gain/day, BMI and BMISDS, HtSDS) and lab data for 30 prepubertal children aged 8.5 years +/−3 years with CD, who were on GFD since the age of 3.4 years +/−2.6 years (> 2 years on GFD) for duration of 1 year. The anthropometric data of 30 randomly sele...