A pilot study on the effects of curd (dahi) & leaf protein concentrate in children with protein energy malnutrition (PEM)

From: Indian Journal of Medical Research | Date: September 1, 2007| Author: | Copyright information

Background & objectives: In protein-energy malnutrition (PEM) there is a significant impairment of immunity, both cell-mediated and humoral, which may be reversed with nutritional rehabilitation. With the use of probiotics like curd (dahi) and micronutrient-rich leaf protein concentrate (LPC), this immune recovery may be hastened. This study was conducted to assess the impact of supplementation of curd and LPC on nutritional status, and immunity as assessed by anthropometry, haemoglobin, ferritin levels, T- cell subpopulation and C-reactive protein (CRP), in children sufferine from PEM. 6

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