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Are Proteins Advisable Along With Carbohydrates For A Person With Kwashiorkor Disease?

Hey there me and my friend are doing a research project on kwashiorkor disease, we need to come with a 24 hour meal plan . We are aware that when introducing proteins and carbohydrates as well as lactose to someone with kwashiorkor disease slowly. Would you make the first 24 hours a carbohydrate diet or would you ate proteins and lactose as well?
Thu, 3 Sep 2015
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Hello, thanks for posting on HCM.
Kwashiorkor disease is ‘protein-energy malnutrition’. So there is deficiency of both energy and proteins.
This protein loss only gives edematous look to the child.
Mostly, the diet plan according to WHO consist of feeds which is milk based. So indirectly we start protein and lactose feed from start of the correction only.
Protein needs to be corrected by 1gm/day/kg body weight rate. Yes, we should not go to over correct or give massive protein corrections as that is also fatal for the kid.
So, finally answer to your question is yes, we need to give protein and lactose corrections from first 24 hrs of feeding only.
I hope I have given satisfactory answer to your query, if you still have any more query kindly write back to me and I will be happy to help.
Thank you
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Are Proteins Advisable Along With Carbohydrates For A Person With Kwashiorkor Disease?

Hello, thanks for posting on HCM. Kwashiorkor disease is ‘protein-energy malnutrition’. So there is deficiency of both energy and proteins. This protein loss only gives edematous look to the child. Mostly, the diet plan according to WHO consist of feeds which is milk based. So indirectly we start protein and lactose feed from start of the correction only. Protein needs to be corrected by 1gm/day/kg body weight rate. Yes, we should not go to over correct or give massive protein corrections as that is also fatal for the kid. So, finally answer to your question is yes, we need to give protein and lactose corrections from first 24 hrs of feeding only. I hope I have given satisfactory answer to your query, if you still have any more query kindly write back to me and I will be happy to help. Thank you