Overrestriction of dietary fat intake before formal nutritional counseling in children with hyperlipidemia.
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med
; 155(11): 1225-30, 2001 Nov.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To assess the nutritional adequacy of the diets of children with hyperlipidemia following medically unsupervised low-fat diets compared with children receiving unrestricted diets.DESIGN:
Case comparison study. PATIENTS AND OTHERPARTICIPANTS:
Forty-six children were referred to the Children's Cardiovascular Health Center, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, NY, for treatment of hyperlipidemia who had achieved the Step I diet recommendations for total fat before formal nutritional counseling (mean age +/- SE, 9.7 +/- 0.3 years; sex distribution, 24 boys [53%]; ethnicity, 26 Latinos [57%] and 20 whites [43 %]; body mass index +/- SE, 22.4 +/- 0.7 kg/m(2)), and 34 healthy children participating in well-child visits at a local pediatric practice (mean age +/- SE, 10.2 +/- 0.4 years; sex distribution, 18 boys [54%]; ethnicity, 19 Latinos [57%] and 15 whites [43%]; body mass index +/- SE, 22.5 +/- 1.1 kg/m(2)). MAIN OUTCOMEMEASURES:
Three-day food records were analyzed by a registered dietitian using the Minnesota Nutrient Data System. Outcome measures were intakes of calories, total and saturated fats, carbohydrate, protein, essential fatty acids, fat-soluble vitamins, folate, vitamin C, calcium, iron, and zinc.RESULTS:
The percentage of calories from fat and saturated fat was significantly lower in the hyperlipidemic population (mean +/- SE, hyperlipidemic vs controlsubjects:
total fat, 22.7% +/- 0.7% vs 34.5% +/- 0.6%, P<.001; saturated fat, 7.9% +/- 0.3% vs 12.9% +/- 0.4%, P<.001). The caloric intake in controls was 17% higher than in patients with hyperlipidemia. Ninety percent of the decrease in calories in the hyperlipidemic group could be accounted for by the decrease in total fat intake. After adjusting for calories, no significant difference was noted between the groups for any of the vitamins and minerals mentioned earlier.CONCLUSION:
Our findings suggest that before formal nutritional counseling, overzealous dietary fat restriction can occur in children with hypercholesterolemia.
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Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Grasas de la Dieta
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Evaluación Nutricional
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Hiperlipidemias
Tipo de estudio:
Guideline
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med
Asunto de la revista:
PEDIATRIA
Año:
2001
Tipo del documento:
Article