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Article: Plasma urea appearance rate is lower when children with kwashiorkor and infection are fed egg white-tryptophan rather than milk protein
- Article from:
- The Journal of Nutrition
- Article date:
- February 1, 2000
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Plasma Urea Appearance Rate Is Lower When Children with Kwashiorkor and Infection Are Fed Egg White-Tryptophan Rather than Milk Protein1
ABSTRACT In kwashiorkor, there is less endogenous proteolysis in response to acute infection than in a well-nourished state. Thus the amino acid composition of dietary protein may be more important in facilitating the acute phase response in kwashiorkor. This study tested the hypothesis that during the treatment of kwashiorkor with infection, there is a lower rate of urea appearance when the dietary intake of amino acids more closely resembles the amino acid composition of acute phase proteins. Thirty children in Malawi with kwashiorkor and acute ...