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Lactose absorption and mucosal disaccharidases in convalescent pellagra and kwashiorkor children.
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
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| Author | Prinsloo, Johannes G. Wittmann, W. Kruger, Hever Freier, E. F. |
| Copyright Year | 1971 |
| Abstract | were performed in all except 2 patients. Lactose absorption was more impaired and intestinal lactase levels were lower in the pellagra than in the kwashiorkor group. The fact that diarrhoea after admission to hospital was less common in pellagra than kwashiorkor was ascribed to a lesser lactose load due to the early introduction of a mixed diet in the former group, in comparison with milk feeds only in the latter group. The absence of troublesome diarrhoea while on moderate quantities of lactose in the diet, in the presence of low intestinal lactase levels, but evidence of lactose malabsorption after loading, has a bearing on preventive and therapeutic nutrition programmes in non-Caucasian children. Lactase deficiency is not necessarily synonymous with symptomatic lactose intolerance if the threshold is not exceeded. Concern is expressed that excessive caution against the use of milk may lead to a |
| Starting Page | 130 |
| Ending Page | 133 |
| Page Count | 4 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://adc.bmj.com/content/archdischild/46/248/474.full.pdf |
| PubMed reference number | 5109409v1 |
| Volume Number | 46 |
| Issue Number | 248 |
| Journal | Archives of disease in childhood |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Diarrhea Disaccharidases Kwashiorkor Lactase Lactose Intolerance Malabsorption Syndrome Milk (body substance) Mucous Membrane Patients Pellagra Quantity Saccharum lactis, Homeopathic preparation lactose - non-drug agent |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
