Management with soya of 1-4 years-old suffering malnutrition

To show that children from 1 to 4 years old suffering malnutrition who are treated with soya have a better chance of recovering height and weight. Observational, prospective, case-control study. Family Medicine Unit No. 52, Cuautitlán Izcalli, Mexico. For this survey, a sample of 83 undernourished c...

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Published in:Atención primaria 2007-02, Vol.39 (2), p.69-73
Main Authors: García-Garro, Alberto Javier, Gernández-Flores, María Guadalupe, Ramos-Ortega, Gregorio
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Subjects:
Case-Control Studies
Child, Preschool
Glycine max
Humans
Infant
Prospective Studies
Protein-Energy Malnutrition - diet therapy
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Summary:To show that children from 1 to 4 years old suffering malnutrition who are treated with soya have a better chance of recovering height and weight. Observational, prospective, case-control study. Family Medicine Unit No. 52, Cuautitlán Izcalli, Mexico. For this survey, a sample of 83 undernourished children from 1 to 4 years old was taken and 3 experimental and 3 control groups were formed. The first group held children from 1 to 2 years old; the second group, from 2 years one month to 3 years old; and the third group, from 3 years one month to 4 years old. The study lasted for 12 months. We found that the experimental group from 1 to 2 years old increased in weight and size by over 80%, whilst the weight and size gain in the other groups was significant, but not as much as expected. It is important to emphasize that there was greater impact in the group given soya, in which there was clear improvement. The degree of malnutrition dropped and in some cases nutritional status was restored. We can affirm that, if mothers' understanding improved, malnutrition could be prevented by proper training.
ISSN:0212-6567
DOI:10.1157/13098673