Accurate Determination of Energy Needs in Children and Adolescents With Cancer

Studies on children with cancer have suggested that energy expenditure may indeed be greater than predicted for healthy children. Nutritional assessment is important for intervention and for the prevention of complications associated with malnutrition. The present study aimed to describe the nutriti...

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Published in:Nutrition and cancer 2011-01, Vol.63 (2), p.306-313
Main Authors: Galati, Paula Cristina, Resende, Cristina Maria Mendes, Salomão, Roberta Garcia, Scridelli, Carlos Alberto, Tone, Luiz Gonzaga, Monteiro, Jacqueline Pontes
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
adolescents
Anthropometry
Biological and medical sciences
Body Composition
Body Mass Index
calorimetry
Calorimetry, Indirect - methods
Cancer
Child
children
Children & youth
Cross-Sectional Studies
Eating
energy expenditure
Energy Metabolism
Feeding. Feeding behavior
Female
food intake
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Humans
Male
Malnutrition
Neoplasms - metabolism
Nutrition Assessment
Nutritional Status
oxidation
Personal health
Surveys and Questionnaires
Teenagers
Vertebrates: anatomy and physiology, studies on body, several organs or systems
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Summary:Studies on children with cancer have suggested that energy expenditure may indeed be greater than predicted for healthy children. Nutritional assessment is important for intervention and for the prevention of complications associated with malnutrition. The present study aimed to describe the nutritional status, energy expenditure, and substrate utilization of children and adolescents with cancer compared to healthy children matched for age, sex, and body mass index. Subjects were evaluated by anthropometry, food intake pattern, and body composition analysis. Energy expenditure and substrate oxidation were measured by indirect calorimetry. Indirect calorimetry data, energy, and macronutrient intake, anthropometry, and body composition parameters showed no significant differences between groups. There was no evidence of increased energy expenditure or of a change in substrate utilization in children with cancer compared to the healthy group. The data regarding usual food consumption showed no significant differences between groups.
ISSN:1532-7914
0163-5581
1532-7914
DOI:10.1080/01635581.2011.523505