Treatment and prevention of kwashiorkor
RFA Dean - Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 1953 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
RFA Dean
Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 1953•ncbi.nlm.nih.govRecent research carried out on kwashiorkor in Kampala, Uganda, is discussed. The first
essential in both the treatment and the prevention of this disease being a diet rich in protein
(preferably animal protein, to ensure an adequate intake of vitamin B 12 and a satisfactory
mixture of amino-acids), methods of incorporating sufficient protein into children's diets were
investigated.
essential in both the treatment and the prevention of this disease being a diet rich in protein
(preferably animal protein, to ensure an adequate intake of vitamin B 12 and a satisfactory
mixture of amino-acids), methods of incorporating sufficient protein into children's diets were
investigated.
Abstract
Recent research carried out on kwashiorkor in Kampala, Uganda, is discussed. The first essential in both the treatment and the prevention of this disease being a diet rich in protein (preferably animal protein, to ensure an adequate intake of vitamin B 12 and a satisfactory mixture of amino-acids), methods of incorporating sufficient protein into children's diets were investigated.
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