The quality of the diet in Malawian children with kwashiorkor and marasmus

Nutritionists have suggested that kwashiorkor is related to low dietary protein and/or antioxidant intake. This study explored the hypothesis that among Malawian children with severe malnutrition, those with kwashiorkor consume a diet with less micronutrient‐ and antioxidant‐rich foods, such as fish...

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Published in:Maternal and child nutrition 2006-04, Vol.2 (2), p.114-122
Main Authors: Sullivan, Jesse, Ndekha, MacDonald, Maker, Dawn, Hotz, Christine, Manary, Mark J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Case-Control Studies
Child
Child Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
Child, Preschool
diet
Diet - standards
Diet Surveys
Eggs
Feeding Behavior
Female
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
kwashiorkor
Kwashiorkor - diet therapy
Kwashiorkor - epidemiology
Kwashiorkor - etiology
Kwashiorkor - prevention & control
Lycopersicon esculentum
Malawi - epidemiology
Male
malnutrition
Nutrition Assessment
Nutritional Requirements
Original
Protein-Energy Malnutrition - diet therapy
Protein-Energy Malnutrition - epidemiology
Protein-Energy Malnutrition - etiology
Protein-Energy Malnutrition - prevention & control
Regression Analysis
Surveys and Questionnaires
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Summary:Nutritionists have suggested that kwashiorkor is related to low dietary protein and/or antioxidant intake. This study explored the hypothesis that among Malawian children with severe malnutrition, those with kwashiorkor consume a diet with less micronutrient‐ and antioxidant‐rich foods, such as fish, eggs, tomatoes and orange fruits (mango, pumpkin and papaya), than those with marasmus. A case–control method with a food frequency questionnaire was used to assess the habitual diet. Children with severe childhood malnutrition presenting to the central hospital in Blantyre, Malawi during a 3‐month period in 2001 were eligible to participate. The food frequency questionnaire collected data about foods consumed by siblings
ISSN:1740-8695
1740-8709
DOI:10.1111/j.1740-8709.2006.00053.x