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Folate requirements of children. I. A formula diet low in folic acid for study of folate deficiency in protein–calorie malnutrition 1 2

The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, ISSN: 0002-9165, Vol: 25, Issue: 2, Page: 147-151
1972
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A formula low in folate and of known and constant composition has been developed and evaluated in the treatment of children with protein-calorie malnutrition. The course of recovery, as judged by disappearance of clinical edema, weight gain, regeneration of serum albumin, and observed clinical improvement, was compared with that of a similar group of children receiving a whole milk formula. The results were comparable in both groups. The specific effects on hemopoiesis of administering to children fed this formula diet graded quantities of folic acid is described in the accompanying paper (1). The use of such a diet in clinical investigations can introduce a much needed degree of comparability and control of experimental studies of nutritional anemias in early childhood.

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